School: Killashandra
- Location:
- Killashandra, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Leannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 109
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- First we get six children their mother and their "scraper". The scraper knocks at the door and the mother comes out and says what do you want and he says he wants some sand and she asks him what he wants the sand for, he says he wants it to sharpen his knife and then she says what do you want your knife sharpened for. He says to cut the head off one of your children. He tries to catch the chickens and all the chickens catch on to their mother. When he catches all the chicken he pretend to kill them.
- Informant
- Miss O Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Nurse
- Address
- Lisronagh, Co. Tipperary
