School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)
- Location:
- Castlejordan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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- A Story.One time a young gentle man lived in Navan and he had three sweethearts and he did not know which to take.
He knew a very clever old woman and he went to her and asked her to advice him what to do.
She did so and told him to go out riding the next day on his horse and to go to the first girl he was in love with and to say to her "My horse is sick he wants a white drink and the dought left on the breadboard will do". He did so and came to the first girl's house and said "My horse is sick would you kindly give him a white drink". She asked him was it flour she had to give him. Oh no the bread board will do. She ran for it and was cleaning it for half and hour. Well it could feed two pigs.
The man went away on his horse and he went to the next girl's house and asked the same thing. Her bread board was not as bad(continues on next page)- Collector
- Lizzie Coyne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kildangan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Thomas Coyne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kildangan, Co. Meath