School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)
- Location:
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- (continued from previous page)walked in by the back door went up to the settle where the child lay, and gave her three blackberries. The little girl smiled and was delighted. Turning to the step-mother the dead woman said. "It is so easy to please a child." She moved towards the door which she entered stepped out and disappeared. From that moment the step-mother was very nice to them. She gave them nice food to eat and warm clothes to wear. They had no hard work, so they grew up and lived very happily.
- Once upon a time a bishop was to come to Castlemartyr and was to stay at the parish priest's house. The priest was telling the boy what to do when the bishop would come. He was to go up to the bishop's door with a bucket of boiling water and knock at the door. Then the boy should say, "It is the boy with the boiling water my Lord." When the bishop came the boy went up to his door next morning and knocked.
Then the bishop said "Who is there," and the boy was so excited that he said. "It is the Lord with the boiling water my boy."(continues on next page) - Collector
- Master S. Doolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr J. Garde
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Shopkeeper
- Address
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
