School: Lisboduff
- Location:
- Lisboduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fitzsimons
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“One time there were four kings in Ireland.”
(continued from previous page)elder son what trade did he learn and he told him he was a master thief. The son went down and robbed the bird's nest without the birds finding him. The second son shot one of the eggs off a man's head without touching his head and he put it in pieces. The third son gathered the egg together again. Their father told them to go and learn a trade and who ever would be the best would get the kingdom. The three went the same road and they came to a king's castle. The went in and the king told them that a "funny draggen" stole his daughter that evening. They set out to
- Collector
- Edward Mc Caul
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Johnson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Ardglushin, Co. Cavan