School: An Teampoll Geal, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 3549)
- Location:
- Whitechurch, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0644, Page 29
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“Once there lived in this locality a very foolish boy named Paddie.”
Once there lived in this locality a very foolish boy named Paddie. One day he went looking for work. He called to a man named Jack Bennett and asked for employment. He got the job with pleasure and he was very happy there. A few days later the farmer was getting ready to cut the corn. He gave "Paddie" a scythe and told him to cut the headlands. Paddie said "will this cut the headlands." "Don't you know better then that Paddie" said the farmer "it will." Paddie went down the field. He left the scythe on the(continues on next page)