School: Moyne (B.) (roll number 13989)
- Location:
- Moyne, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Francis Doyle
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- (continued from previous page)up with the lark and away to the hilltop to see the rising sun. "Look there is dancing" Seán's Pat would say. We'd all strain our eyes watching and then go home firmly believing that we had seen it. Ha! Ha! you were'nt up to see it dancing we'd shout to the lazyboots who wouldn't get up. Anyhow when we'd go home the basket of praties was teemed and each one had an egg or maybe two boiling in the black porringer on the fire - this was a special breakfast for this morning alone. Often our elders strove with one another to see who would eat the most eggs. I heard that old Jimin Lojain ate fourteen and nearly died with a colic - Gold bless us"
When evening came we collected all our eggs(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moyne, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Farmullagh, Co. Longford
