School: Cromghlinn (C) (roll number 15411)
- Location:
- Crumlin, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Óbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0082, Page 361
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“There was once a man and he had three sons.”
(continued from previous page)When they arrived there the boy got the apples and put them into his pocket. Then he went about looking at the castles. He got a loaf that no matter how much you would eat of it, it would remain the same size. Then he got a pound of butter and it would never get small. Then he got a bottle of whiskey no matter how much you would drink of it it wouldn't get empty. Then the eagle brought him back again and he gave one of each to three sisters. then one of them gave him a wand. She told him that if he saw any beggars at the crossroads not to give them anything or if he would fall asleep. When he came to the crossroads. there was one beggar there. The boy hit a stone with his wand and it changed into a loaf. Then he fell asleep and his brothers came and took the apples from his pockets and put their own into it. Then they went home. He then woke and went home(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Choscraigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laragh More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pádraig Ó Choscraigh
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Laragh More, Co. Galway