School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 225
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- (continued from previous page)lad and helped his mother.
- There was once a boy named Jack who lived with his mother. They were very poor. One day Jack told his mother that he was going put to seek his fortune. "Very well" said his mother, "I will bake a cake of oaten bread to-night which you can bring with you in the morning".
The next morning Jack set out with the bonnock of bread in his pocket. He went along the road until he met a woman. She asked him where he was going, He said he was going to seek his fortune "God bless you son" she said. Here is a bean stalk(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eamonn Mac Cabe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnabantry, Co. Cavan
