School: Killoughternane, Borris

Location:
Killoughternane, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
T. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0905, Page 183

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    had them shod in a few minutes, then he fixed on the legs on again and went away.
    In a few days after Cooper wanted to shoe his own horse and he said he said he would do it the same way as he saw Franey doing it. So be brought on his horse and cut off the legs at the knees, and put them in the fire and he began blowing and the more he blew the more he burnt the legs off the horse and he lost his horse.
    Another day Franey came along with his wife to make her young he put her into the fire and blew it, and he took her out and she was young.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ellie Skelton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killoughternane, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killoughternane, Co. Carlow