School: Síolach (roll number 12266)
- Location:
- Sheelagh, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Gnímh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0664, Page 064
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“Once upon a time there was a man who had three sons and they were very poor.”
Once upon a time there was a man who had three sons and they were very poor. One of the sons went away to England to be a priest and he was away for a year before they heard from him and he wrote a letter saying that he was married and that he had hundreds of pounds but he was not going to recognize his father or brothers any longer.
One of his brothers got up early the next morning and he put on his oldest clothes and he went to England When he was walking up the street he saw his brother coming towards him with a very pititful looking face on him and he himself was ashamed of his old clothes.
When he reached his brother he put out his hand and shook hands with him. His brother took pity on him and he took him into a shop and(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs J. Martin
- Gender
- Female