School: Ceathrú Gabhann (C.) (roll number 14229)
- Location:
- Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Caitlín Bean Uí Shioradáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 132
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- (continued from previous page)The man asked the smith would he shoe his horse. The smith on turning around knew that the man was a stranger to him. On looking down he saw the horse only had three feet. He got a bit nervous on seeing this. He told the man that he had no time that day, but if he would come on the following say he would shoe the horse for him.
The man turned the horse and went his way. The smith sat down and began to think it over. At last a good idea entered his head. He thought of going to the priest. In the evening he went to the priest and told him the story. The priest told him to shoe the two foremost feet and to leave the odd one, [?] not to charge him any money. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mollie King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- A. Kelly
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Unknown
