School: Tamhnach Fhuinsineach (roll number 7711)
- Location:
- Tawnyunshinagh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Reachtnáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 019
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Once upon a time there lived a King who had a lovely daughter and he promised any man would come before him and do everything he'd tell him would get his daughter to be his wife. One man who heard of this said to himself: "I will go round and see what I can do". So starting off on his journey he seen a man and his two feet were tied together. He came in conversation with this certain man and asked him why his two feet were tied together. The man made answer and said: "I am the fastest runner in the world and only that my feet are tied together, I would run over the country in a few minutes. He asked him his name and he told him his name was: "Run-Well". He wanted him to go along with him that he might be useful so Run-Well agreed. He had not gone very far when he met another man who had a gun with him and he was aiming at the sun. So he asked him what he was doing or what was his name. He told him he was the best shot in the world and that his name was: "shoot well". "Oh alright he said come along with me you perhaps might be useful too, to me. He started off again on his journey accompanied by these two men. He went on and on until he met another man.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Morrow
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Blackmountain, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mr Denis Mc Morrow
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Blackmountain, Co. Leitrim
