School: Lisselton (B.) (roll number 10535)
- Location:
- Lisselton, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Brún
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- In olden times there lived a black smith who could do nothing but make ploughs. One day there came a green coated boy to the forge with a horse. He asked the smith to shoe his horse. "I am sorry boy I could not shoe a horse" said the smith. "Give me the use of the fire an I will shoe him myself" said the boy. "I will in welcome" said the smith. He cut the 4 legs off the horse and put them in the fire. And after a while he took them up with 4 new shoes on them and put them on the horse again and rode away. The smith had an old horse and he had no shoes. I think says the smith as I know how to shoe a horse I'll shoe mine to-morrow. So next morning he cut the 4 legs off the horse and put them into the fire and burned the legs to ashes. He had no horse then to bring him coal. So he was cursing the green coated boy. Next day the green coated boy came again to him and said "I will give you 3 wishes." The smith's first wish was that anyone that would handle his sledge that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tim Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farranastack, Co. Kerry
