School: Cill Mín, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 12160)
- Location:
- Kilmeen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Ite Dawson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0308, Page 029
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- (continued from previous page)Once there was a man and his wife who had a baby son. They became so poor that the man was obliged to leave his home and earn his living. He travelled for seven miles. He went into a farmhouse. The farmer asked him if he was satisfied to work for seven years for an advice. He agreed. At the end of that time the advice was "The Longest Way round is the Shortest Way Home". They made an agreement for the next seven years, when the farmer's second advice was "Never sleep in a House in which there is a Red- headed Woman and old man". He worked for still another seven years when the final advice was "Never do anything today for which you will be sorry tomorrow". The work man left the farm when the farmer gave him a cake for the journey. He lost his way and asked two men which road was best. One man told him a(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Rosley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Inchinattin, Co. Cork
