School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: D. Curtis
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- An old man earned his living by breaking stones
This day there was a hunt out and a lot of gentlemen were riding after it and a lady lost a purse of gold sovereigns.The man picked it up and brought it home to his wife and said,
"Look at the grand brass buttons I have found, but there are no holes in them."
"They are alright," she said, "give them to me."Next morning the woman said,
"John, if you got a little bit of education you'd earn money much lighter you'd better go to school today.John went to school, as he was(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockreigh, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Peter Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Courtnacuddy, Co. Wexford