School: Sruth Nua
- Location:
- Ard na Caillí, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Tomás de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 266
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“Years and years ago there were no railroads...”
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and the carriers made up their minds after leaving the stage house that they would not carry it any further.
It was not rightly known between Newbrook and Ballyglass where this bag of tea was afterwards found.
It was in the Springtime of the year and egges had been hatched and young birds were just making their appearance.
At a bend on the road an old woman sat watching her goslings feeding.
The goslings were satisfied to remain in the one place.
She went to put them to another place and there she found the bag of tea(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dolly Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bloomfield, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Hugh Mc Hugh
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Bloomfield, Co. Mhaigh Eo