School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

Location:
Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 442

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    asked him if his son had learned the trade and he said that he had.
    He told him if he was not able to take one of the horses out of the plough next day when he and his servamt would be ploughing and if he would not be able to do that he would be hanged next day. When the man went away the father begin to cry.
    His son told him not to be crying for he could do that. next day when the rich man and his servant went to plough the clever robber came and hid himself behind the ditch. In this field there was a big height.
    When they were ploughing they stopped at the foot of the height.
    While they were stopped a rabbit rose up at their feet and ran down over the hight.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
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    AT1525: The Master Thief
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