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School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)

Location:
Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mary Greer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 176

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    Once upon a time there lived a king in a palace. Nobody could carry this man. Not even a horse could carry him. A great many men tried one day to carry him up the hill and down without letting him fall. So they started off up the hill, they carried him up, but when they were coming down they let him fall. He broke his arm's and leg's. So nobody could carry him up or down. If any one could have carried him up and down without letting him fall they were going to get the palace. The men who carried him so far up and half ways down. Got some of his farm which he had.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jim Greer
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    9
    Occupation
    Farmer's son
    Address
    Drumleek North, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Greer
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Drumleek North, Co. Monaghan