1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballyfin, Mountrath

School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)

Location:
Ballyfin, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 181

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 181

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ballyfin, Mountrath
  2. XML Page 181
  3. XML (no title)

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. (no title)

    “A man had a workman named John.”

    Share Share Post
    A man had a work-man named John. One day he sent John out to plough with two white horses. When he had about an hour's work done a big white horse ran out of the vally and swallowed one of the horses. John kept the horse and made him work. John then went home for his Dinner and told his master the story. "Oh let him back John" said the master. John let out the horse and the horse ran back as
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gilligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocknakearn, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr James Gilligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfin, Co. Laois