School: Caime (roll number 11380)
- Location:
- Caim, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Reagáin
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on which she used to bake the bread, so that it was completely hidden out of sight. This she gave to Monover to eat. He found the bread very, very hard, but he was ashamed to say he could not eat Irish bread, so he crunched away at it until some of his teeth were broken. No wonder," said he, the Irish are so strong, they live on such hard bread, Monover then went out and soon he became very thirsty on acount of the terrible meal he was after eating. He spied a stream nearby, and stooped down to drink the water. The woman saw her chance, she seized an arrow and dropped it in the stream, which carried it along and into Monover's mouth and into his throat and killed him.Written by Peter Kirwan Monglass Caim - Age 14 yrs
Told by his Grandfather Peter Kirwan
Address above Age 90 yrs
- Collector
- Peter Kirwan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Monglass, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Peter Kirwan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52553
- Address
- Dunkerron North, Co. Kerry
