School: Cromadh (B.)
- Location:
- Croom, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0506, Page 574
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There was this poor woman who had two sons and one daughter. The two boys used to go sheep stealing and one night while they were out a girl came in to their mother and asked for a nights lodging. The poor woman gave it to her and put her to bed with her own daughter. A short while afterwards, the two sheep stealers came in and asked their mother if there was any stranger in the house. The mother told them that there was an they said there and then that they'd kill her as she'd spy on them. The girls was awake all the time and heard what they said. The mother had(continues on next page)
