School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Dillon
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 240
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- (continued from previous page)old house. As Seamus was very tired and worn out he soon fell asleep. He woke about daylight and found that both the tramp and his coat were gone - the tramp stole his coat. By this time it had faired up and was fine and dry, so Seamus set for the road once again in the direction of Sligo with his sack of oats on the ass's back and thankful he was that the tramp hadn't stolen the oats as well as the coat. However Seamus was not long on the road when he met a little old man. Seamus bid him the time of day. The little man stood and asked Seamus what he had in the bag and where he was going, so Seamus told him his whole business, and he was trying to get some money to give to the landlord so as not to be evicted. The little man who had a very wizened wrinkled old face eyed Seamus very sharply, and asked him if he would sell the oats to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Gillen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardakip More, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Gillen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Leitrim
