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 Of Pady from Cork. 9 da die would cut the head off me, for the poor dos as made uſeleſs, and could not ſee to follow any dy for want of his eyes and when I heard of this, gran away with my own head for if I had wanted I had loſt my eyes too; then would not have open the road to Port Patrick, through Glen nap, it by ſhaint Patrick I came home alive in ſpite of sem all Tom. O rarely done Pady, you behaved like a an, but what is the r aſen her you Iriſh people car always by ſhaint Patrick, hat is he, this int Patrick? Teag. Arra dear honey, he was the beſt ſhaint in the world, the father of all good people in the king- In, he has a great kindneſs for an Iriſhman, de ben he hears him calling on his name, he was the ft thyetlo i'd the potatoes in Ireland, for he knew I was a bit of good fat ground, it being a gentle. poate finn's garden before Naah's flood. Tom. But dear pady, is ſhaint Patrick yet alive, the hears the Irish people when they ſpeak of his Teag. Arra, dear honey, I don't know whether he dead or alive, but it is a long time ſince they I'd him; the people tie ned all heatl ' ens, but le buld not change his profeſſion, and was going to in the country with it, and for taking his goſpel ay to England, To the barbarous ſtories of Dubina off his head, and what do you think he did en his head was on? Tom. What could a dead man do you fool? Teag. Dead, faith he was not ſuch a big fool as die yet, he ſwim'd over to England after this, er brought his he along with Ton. And how did he carry his head and ſwim Teag. Arra dear honey, he carried his head in teeth. Tom, No Pady it won't bo!, I not have a sa ?