School: Dysert (roll number 8640)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Nic Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 484
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- One time there was a man and it was in the winter time and there was snow and ice on the fields.He was coming from Rochfortbridge. The road was covered with snow.He missed his way and he crossed the fields and he came to the lake. He did not know it was the lake at all because it was covered with ice and snow.He crossed over it. He went into the first house he met and he said to the woman of the house "That is the lovelest piece of land ever. I crossed and I only met one small stream."(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Meehan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 56
- Address
- Dysart, Co. Westmeath
