School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)
- Location:
- Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 394
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- Once upon a time there was a man who had three sons.
He intended to put them in high positions.
One night he dreamt that his first son would be murderer, the second a robber, and the third a beggar.
One day he went out to a field ploughing. He saw a man coming towards him, and he waited for him.
He told the stranger he was going to his dinner and invited him to come along with him.
When they went in they sat down to dinner and the strange man asked had he many children. He said he had three sons and that he intended to put them(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowcuilleen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Corcoran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowcuilleen, Co. Mayo
