School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)
- Location:
- Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 437
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- There was once an old woman who always fed a little suck-pig to pay the rent.
She always got her neighbour to sell the pig for her. This time when the neighbour brought him to the fair he got five pounds for the pig and brought it home to her and she put it up on the dresser.
She entertained him to tea. When the men went it was a bit dark and she went over to get a piece of paper to light the candle.
When she had the candle lit she began to look on the dresser for the five pounds and she could not get(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Slanestown, Co. Westmeath
