School: Askeaton (C.) (roll number 2040)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)and her little red cloak beside her. He went over to where she was sitting and grasped her cloak and but it into his boat. She tried to get it but he rowed away home and she followed him. He took her home and she lived with him for three years. While she was there she never laughed but once and that once was when one day a man came into the house, and the owner asked him would he have something to eat and he said the "Devil a bit" and then she laughed. But one day as the owner was looking for something, above in the lofe, her red cloak fell down and she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Teacher
