School: Cúige na Mainseár
- Location:
- Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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“Once upon a time there lived a very wicked woman who did not like one of her twin sons just when he was born.”
(continued from previous page)harder than ever. The question was, What's the meaning of truth and falsehood"? Dermot was able to tell his foster-father the answer, in good cooking a true story should be told for every quarter of the cooking food is the nourishing of the body but truth is the nourishment of the mind.
This answer surprised Donnell "Muicin" said Donnell "tell me the truth who is instructing you," "your son" answered Muicin. Afterwards he baught his master to his little house and introduced him to Dermot and the two of them went home very happy.
- Collector
- James Mc Gowan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Quignalegan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Gowan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 89
- Address
- Quignalegan, Co. Mayo