School: Crury (roll number 3134)
- Location:
- Creevy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Martin Keegan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 351
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- (continued from previous page)and started for home. On his way he went into a jewellers shop and told the jeweller about the great ring, the jeweller knew it was a valuable ring but he told the man it was worth nothing. The jeweller invited the man to stay that night and the man did so. While the man was sleeping the jeweller took the ring off his finger and slipped on another. When the man awoke in the morning, he went home thinking he had his valuable ring all the time. He went home and told his wife about the great ring he had. “Let us wish for some more cattle,” said his wife. “No” said the man, “If we work hard for a year we will get the price of the cattle.” They worked hard for a year and at the end of the year they bought the cattle. Next year the wife said “Let us wish for another piece of land,” “If we work hard for another year,” said the man, “We will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Denis Roper
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilbarron, Co. Donegal
