School: Srón (roll number 9090)
- Location:
- Shrone Beg, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 058
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There was a king and his name was King John. He had a son whose name was John and he was a great handball player. As he was in the alley one day and old grey man came into the alley and challenged him to play a game of ball for twenty one aces. King John's son asked what would be the wager. The old man said what ever you will say. If I beat you he said you will have to fill my father's park with cattle that they will hardly have standing room in it and the old man replied if I beat you, you will have to go visit my dominion before twelve months will lapse. Very well the king's son said. They played the game that day and King's John's son(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ellie Lucey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Fred Moynihan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Shrone Beg, Co. Kerry
