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School: Scattery Island

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Nóra Ní Cholgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 098

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    "Look here Miss O'Connor" said he is this the "tacking" you're giving to my grand son? Faix if you're ordering him now to cut his ould grand pa's hat there's no knowing what he'll do before long".
    The old man died two years ago and Paddy, though he is only twenty-two, is now an officer on board an English vessel.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nóra Ní Cholgáin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Cáit Bean Uí Mhaolacháin
    Gender
    Female