School: Ceathrú Stialláin (Carrowsteelawn) (roll number 12555)
- Location:
- Carrowsteelaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Giollagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 344
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- (continued from previous page)sighed to himself as he sat lamenting his hard fate. "In future this will be a warning to me to keep away from hedge-sparrows. If the hedge sparrow had paid me as he ought I would not be hear now."
Meanwhile the donkey being soundly threshed and after each blow he cried; "Alas alas, see what becomes off an innocent donkey for having any-thing to do with human beings." The raven and the hedge-sparrow hopped out of the town without any feathers. "Alas," sighed the raven "my fate is indeed a hard one but it serves me right for trusting a donkey" The hedge sparrow was very sad and could scarcely keep from tears. "It all comes of me for trusting a raven" he sobbed, "I should have known that these large birds are never honest In future I will be wise and never make a bargain with anything bigger or stronger than myself.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Henry Hill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farmhill, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Hill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Farmhill, Co. Mayo
