School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 258
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Stories told inBArony: Costello
County: Roscommon
Related By: Patrick Lavin, 78 years
Address: Portahard, Frenchpark
Written By: Patrick Lavin
Address: Frenchpark
Age: 12 years
Date: Mar 1938One dar Winter's night as I was sitting beside the fire reading a book a knock came to the door. I walked up and opened it and in walked one of the neighbors who was a noted storyteller. We all asked him to tell us a story and after much pressing he began as follows:
One time there lived an old woman in a little house at the top of a hill. She kept a little shop and in that shop she kept old bottles and rags. She used to say that she has no money but she was telling lies.
There was a young lad who used to visit her everyday. One day the boy made(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Lavin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Lavin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Portaghard, Co. Roscommon
