School: Béal Tráighe (roll number 14349)
- Location:
- Beltra, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0092, Page 239
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There once was a boy and his name was Jack. He went looking for work to a farmer's house one day. The farmer said he would give him work but he would have to do three jobs and if he would fail his head would be on a spike that was in the hall. If he would do them he would give him his daughter's hand in marridge. He gave him three nights to rest and on the fourth day he had to go to work. The first job was to clean a barn that was not cleaned for seven years. Jack set to work(continues on next page)
- Collector
- C. Ní Riabhaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloondaff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mairghéad Bean Mhic Riabhaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloondaff, Co. Mayo
