School: Corry (roll number 7011)
- Location:
- Corry, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Mrs Cox
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0741, Page 365
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- The late Mrs M Mormack of Rockfield had a great word it was "Thunder & Nouns". Jack Clarke's words were - "Bless me God see" and "Oh Holy Mac".
Pat Murray says "Be the Lumping crypes".
The late Mrs Fleming of Rockfield said, "Oh be the Lard" & "Oh a tuding.
Mrs Clarke's is, "I declare to my sins". We often used to hear Jack saying things backwards.
Jack used to be out late at night. His sister mary would go to bed and would leave the door open. He said, "the door was in bed & Mary was wide open".
He came another day to Rathaspic to look at a cow, she was after calving, said Jack, "Well that cow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jennie Masterson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Crumlin or Rockfield, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Mrs Masterson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Crumlin or Rockfield, Co. na hIarmhí
