School: Doirín Dáimh Dheirg / Dereendafderg (roll number 13469)
- Location:
- Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Liam Seóighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090D, Page 03_032
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“It was with quiet other people the vagabonds communed...”
(continued from previous page)tinkers with their clattering metals who marched in the angriest of battalions & who spoke a language composed entirely of curses. These and a hundred varieties of these they met and camped with and were friendly with and to the angels these people were humanity and the others were were they did not know what.
- One Christmas Eve a monkey and a cat sat watching some chestnuts which were roasting before a kitchen fire. They looked at them longingly, till, the monkey said to the cat : "Do you please take the chestnuts from the grate. I am so clumsy in doing things of that kind and you can do them so cleverly.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Caitlín Ní Ging
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mhaigh Eo
