School: Denbawn
- Location:
- Dennbane, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Cionnaigh
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- (continued from previous page)the den he put on the bull skin and made a tear through the window. The rogues said we are caught at last this must be the devil. So away with rogues and the boy got all they had. Then the boy came home and the man went to the landlord with the money of the rent. The man said that his son came home and knew his trade. The landlord said that the boy would have to steal a horse with a jockey on him. The boy went to where the jockey was and brought a jar of porter with him and gave a few glaces to him and the jockey fell asleep. Then the boy got riding the horse and went to the landlord. The landlord said he would have to steal a horse out of a plough and a man ploughing. The boy had two rabbits and he came to where the man was ploughing. He let the rabbits out and away with the man after them for two fields. While the man was away he went up and took a horse out of the plough. So the landlord said that he knew(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dennbane, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- John Mc Manus
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dennbane, Co. Cavan
