School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Buachalla
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- One night a man went into a neighbours house under the influence of drink. He said to this man that he would like some chickens for supper. He asked him to go to a farmhouse some miles away and bring back a couple of chickens. The man of the house paused a while and then said he would go.
Now the man that wanted the chickens lived only a few perches away and his wife had some nice chickens. So the man went to her fowl-house and brought back a pair of good chickens. Then they put down the pot and in due course had a great supper. The man was never done praising the fine chickens but little he thought they were his own chickens he was eating. The next day(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Leech
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Royaloak, Co. Kildare