School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)
- Location:
- Fraine, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 106
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- Once upon a time there were two brothers, one named Pat and the other named Mick. These two brothers were very much like each other. Now Pat was very smart but Mick was a fool. Mick wanted a job so he went to a rich man in the district to ask him for a job. When the man heard his story he said he would give him a job if he could answer these three questions - What weight is the moon? How many stars in the sky? and what am I thinking off? He told him he would give him three days to find out the answers. Mick went home and told his brother the whole story. When his brother heard all, he said "This man does not know the difference between us so I'll go and answer his questions. The day came so the man went to the rich man's house. The man began(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Péigí Ní Mhócháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baskinagh Upper, Co. Meath
