School: Kilduff
- Location:
- Kilduff Upper, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Floinn
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- (continued from previous page)Our people going to market came floating to the shore. But
But fourteen of that number boys returned home no more.
'Twas between Rossberg and Corrypoint
they hoisted up their sail.
The wind was blowing from north east, they had a pleasant gale,
John, Owen, and Denis Carrigan
and Miley Beag made four.
Two children and eight females
made the other half a score. - There was a woman in Corrwhela named Mrs Mc Ternan. She had three sons who were going to seek their fortune. The mother asked her eldest son which would he prefer a half cake and her blessing or a whole cake and no blessing. He took the latter and off he went. At the first Welk he sat down to eat.
When he was finished eating a dog came up to him and struck him(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joseph Mc Grail
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derryvalannagher Glebe, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Mc Padden
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Corraweehil Glebe, Co. Leitrim