School: Finternagh

Location:
Finternagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhuachalla
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  1. One night a man was going on his ceilidhe. He met an innocent boy on the road. The boy asked him where he was going and he told him. He said he would go with him but the man said he would eat too much. The boy told him to stand on his big toe when he thought he had enough eaten. They went to the house and when they were a while there, there was a supper prepared
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Clarke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan