School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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- (continued from previous page)house. He took a glass himself and gave the other man a couple and Mr. Codd soon became drunk. When he was drunk Minister Philip threw him out of this house and left him lying on the road. He also put on notice on him and wrote on it "this is Mr Codd who became drunk." I cant recall just what was written on it. Anyhow the bishop found Mr. Codd lying in this way. So he immediately dismissed him and appointed minister Philip in his placeIIMinister Philip didnt like the excise men. He hated them. One day Philip was out fishing and he was not long fishing until he saw an excise-man coming and immediately he began pulling in his rod and splashing it out again. He did this to attract the attention of the excise-man. Says the excise man to Philip "What are you doing Philip?"
"Sm fishin' for the divil" says Philip.
"And what bait have you on"? says the excise-man.
"I have on an excise-man" says Philip. (no title)
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- Michael Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Owen Kearns
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumavan, Co. Monaghan
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- (Hoosley)
- Other names
- (Hoosley)
- Phil Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumavan, Co. Monaghan