School: Cnoc an Éalóidh (roll number 16562)
- Location:
- Knockanelo, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Neachtain
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“Once upon a time there lived an old man whose name was Peter Walsh.”
Once upon a time there lived an old man whose name was Peter Walsh .
Every night Peter used to go out gambling. One night his brother-in -law came to his house and he asked the woman of the house where was Peter and she told him that he was gone out gambling.
He then asked her to give him a sheet. She gave it to him and he put it on his head and he went to a grave yard which was near the place where Peter had to pass. The man that had the sheet on his head went down in to a grave .
When Peter was passing by it, the man said to him from below "go home Peter and let me rest in peace "
Peter answered "it was hard for you to rest when they didn't(continues on next page)
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