School: Coracrin

Location:
Corracrin, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 093

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 093

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    To dream of a robin is good news.
    To dream of something being wrong with your toes is a sign of small troubles.
    I heard these from my mother her age is about 40 years.
    Teresa Fields. Cornacrieve Emyvale Co Monaghan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Once upon a time, there lived near a big forest Hansel and Grethel two little children. There was a famine in the country and there Mother was dead and they had a step Mother. One night they had only one crust of bread in the house so the step mother said give it to the children and take them to forest and lite a fire and leave them there to die. Hansel and Grethel were awake and heard all, Grethel started to cry and Hansel said: God will not forsake us.
    So Hansel got up and went out and gathered up some white pebbles and put them in his pocket and went to (all)
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0327: The Children and the Ogre
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Emyvale, Co. Monaghan