School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: D. Curtis
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- Wan night ould Hickey was off somewhere.
Anyhow I was waitin' 'till he come home 'till I unyoke the horse.
'Twas about nine o'clock an' I heard a noise outside, an' I thought 'twas Hickey, I went out an' I could see nothin'.
I came in anyhow an' sat down at the fire.
After a little while, I was full sure, I could hear the ould horse comin' down the Avenue.
I went out an' I could see nor hear nothin'.
Begob I went in again an' stayed waitin' for a while, because I knew he'd soon be home.
I was sure he was comin' this time anyway. So I(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary L. Hughes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Thomas Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Tomgarrow, Co. Wexford