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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

Location:
Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 443

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    Once upon a time an Irishman went to Scotland to look for work. He got work with a farmer and one day they were cutting corn. He said to the farmer, "this scythe is very blunt." The farmer sharpened the scythe for him, and said, "It is so sharp now it would cut the corn itself." Then the farmer went into the house. The man left the scythe in the field and went up a tree. When the farmer came out again the man called to him. "Don't go near it, it's ready to start."
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Celia Carey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss Mary Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal