School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 036
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- Mr Forde
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- Michael Forde
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- Once upon a time there was a man who used to steal sheep at night. One night there was a party in the next house. This man who had the party found a lot of his sheep gone. He knew that the man next door was in the habit of stealing sheep. He had a big box in the house. The house was small for the party so he asked the neighbour that if he could leave in the box in his house that night. The man said he could. In the middle of the night the man brought in a sheep which he had stolen. But he said, "Before I kill her I will see what is in the box". The box was locked but he got a key that opened it. What was in the box but the old woman from the next house. The man said, "You will not bring home the news". There were bones for the old woman to be eating in the box so the man stuck one bone down her(continues on next page)
