School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 087
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- There were two men one time living in Stonepark, Breastgh, one of them was a farmer and the other was a tinker. The tinker used to work days for any one that wanted him, but one day the two men met and each of them had a stick in his hand.
The farmer asked the tinker what was the name of his stick and he said "Long sickness and he ask the tinker asked the farmer what was the name of his stick and he said "Tumble the Tinker."
The two men began to fight over the names of the sticks. The farmer killed the tinker and he is buried in Rathfran graveyard. The farmer cleared to Americia and after(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Howard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Howard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
