School: Cúl Mín, Inis
- Location:
- Cúil Mhín, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Murchadha
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- A yankee landed in Glasgow and gave his bag to a small boy to carry to his hotel. On the way they passed a monument of Bobby Burns the poet. The yankee asked what it was. When the boy told him he replied Oh yee, we sell 3 cent cigars as that in America. Later on a big waggon passed on drawn by eight horses on which was a long heavy bar of iron the yankee again said what's that The remembering the yankee's tall story replied "Oh they have just built a hotel in Glasgow and they are taking along the poker.
- Collector
- Maggie Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Both Uí Fhuadáin, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- Thomas Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Both Uí Fhuadáin, Co. an Chláir
- The London child who had never before been to the country was amazed at all the animals in the farms. He watched the process of a cow being milked. The servant said Now John is they anything else you'd like to see(continues on next page)
