School: Presentation Convent, Baltinglas
- Location:
- Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
- Teachers: Sr Treasa Sr Ailbhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 202
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- Proverb from Story
25th October 1937I often heard Mrs. Hughes of Weaver Square, Baltinglass, tell the following story about a wealthy farmer who some years ago, lived near Baltinglass and owned a farm now belonging to Mr Dan Keogh.Mr. Brown as was his name, had a large herd of cattle grazing on the fields of the farm and his faithful servant always took care of them for him. When Mr. Brown grew old he sold all his cows and kept but one for himself and every night he would ask his servant who was so used to saying “they are all right said “ah they’re altogether” when he was only speaking of one cow
Every night when our family is around the fire and another person comes into the room and says “How are ye going on”? my father answers “Arrah begob, sure aren’t we all together like Browne’s cows when he had(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Lennon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs Hughes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
