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 151
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“Once upon a time there was a parson in the parish of Swinford.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- long ago there was a poor woman, a good woman. She lived in a lonely glen in Kerry. She had a fine son who used to eat five eggs for one meal. Her great hope was that he would be a priest. In those days boy's who were to be priest's had to go to Spain because there were no colleges in our own country. So the poor woman sent her son to Spain to study, and years passed and she saw no more of him. Letters came, but Spain was to far(continues on next page)