School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)
- Location:
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 068
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A Story (continued)
“Once upon a time there lived an old woman and her son.”
(continued from previous page)They were very sweet and large, so he ran home and told his mother.
The mother said "Take this basket and gather them all to morrow you may go to town with them and sell them and you shall buy a pair of shoes for the money". So the little boy went for the berries:
when the basket was full the boy was going home, when he heard a voice saying "Will you give me some of the berriesI have a sick child at home and they will cure her". The boy felt sorry for the poor child, so he gave the woman the basket of berries.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary K. Mayock
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cuilmullagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- P. Mayock
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Curraghmore, Co. Mayo