School: Westland (roll number 8428)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Mrs. E. J. Roberts
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- (continued from previous page)they had the town so nice.
When the mayor of the town heard all the people taking about this great warrior, he ordered him to be brought before him. When the warrior came, the mayour asked him would he drill the big boys and men of the town, because there was another town coming to fight against them, and that they would want all the men they could get.
The warrior said he was quite willing, and he said he would help to fight himself too.
the day the other town came up to fight, the town that the warrior won, and when he was going away, the mayor gave him a good sum of money for helping him so well.
- Collector
- M. Rowntree
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Curraghtown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greystones, Co. Wicklow
