School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: D. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 321
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- (continued from previous page)Well said Jack as I brought it so far I will take it all the ways. They went along until they had got far into a wood, and they took the door upon a tree to sleep on it, as it would not be safe to stay on the ground. During the night robbers came to count their money under that tree. Jack woke up, and heard the robbers, and then he gave his mother a pinch to wake also. The mother gave a roar, a jump, and down goes the door Jack and the mother. The robbers ran away frightened and left all the money after them.When daylight came Jack and his mother gathered all the money, and went away delighted, and were rich for ever after.
- Collector
- Michael O' Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lismakeery, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John O' Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Betty Ville House, Co. Limerick
