School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- In the olden times there was a holy little man. One day he stood at his door and he said it was a very bad day and our Lord put a branch in his hand and He told him to go and stand in a river until that would blossom in his hand.
There was a thief who had stolen twelve cattle and he ordered the little man to get up out of the river and to let the cattle pass.
The little man said that the Lord had commanded him not to leave the river(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Adams
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mary Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
