School: Béal an Dá Chab (roll number 14225)
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd O Lighin
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- (continued from previous page)The father said he forgot it at home in Ireland. The rich man said that he would go back for it, but the father wouldn't let anyone go but the rich man's son. The father said to the rich man's son to tell the woman of the house that cam's díreach was in a big box. The boy went and told the story to the woman. The cams díreach was only a name that he made so that he wouldn't be killed. The woman knew at once about it. She took the boy to big box, and she said to him to go into it because the cam's díreach was in side. When the boy went in the woman put a big cover on the box, an kept the boy inside until the masons(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockroe, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Dan Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockroe, Co. Cork
