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School: Christian Brothers, Athlone

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Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Brother Meskill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0749, Page 233

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  1. The Beetle, the Dhardheel and the Prumpolaun (continued)

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    As they were talking with the keerogue, the dhardheel put his head out of another hole and said," gér! ger! gér!" "sharp ! sharp, sharp," three times over, to make them feel that if they followed Jesus sharply they would lay hold of Him.
    "O vo, vo! boiling and burning and fire on you," said the prumpoluun, for he was afraid that the spies might understand the words that were said to them, and that they might follow Jesus sharply to lay hold of Him.
    It is a fashion still amongst the people of Connacht, and of County Clare, and County Kerry, when a dhardheel comes into the house
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr D. Tuohy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athlone, Co. Westmeath