School: Drong (2)
- Location:
- Drung, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Fháinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 426
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- (continued from previous page)"Get up on my tooth, and I'll carry you across"
"O, no, no, said the little bannock of bread
I'd be afraid you'd eat me
At that the fox made a bound and gabbled him up
- The Wren.
One day the pigeon went to the wren to ask her how to put a roof on her nest. The wren began to tell her, "You put a stick this way."
"O, yes, yes I know all that," says the pigeon."
"Then you put another stick this way." says the wren.
"O yes, yes, I know all that" says the pigeon.
"Then you begin to put moss this way." says the wren.
"O yes, yes, I know all that" says the pigeon.
"Well when you know so much, you can go and finish it yourself," says the wren.
"The pigeon went off, and never found out how to put a roof on her nest. She just puts a(continues on next page) - Collector
- May Hudson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rakenny, Co. Cavan
