School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)
- Location:
- Sraheens, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121B, Page 01_019
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- (continued from previous page)the bull, how far did you travel. I travelled from an old woman, and an old man, and from a pan and a pot and from a dog and from you if I can "said the cakeen. "Indeed you will cakeen" said the bull. he rolled on and he met a fox. The fox asked him would be let him walk with him. The cakeen said that he would walk with him. They walked on until they came to a river. The cakeen asked the fox how we will get across the river. The fox said "come on my head, and I will carry you" "A no, you would eat me" said the cakeen.
"Come on my back, Ahno, you would eat me" said the cakeen. The fox said, "Come on my tail and I will carry you." "Ah no you would eat me" said the cakeen.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary J. Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowntleva, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Dunleavy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowntleva, Co. Mayo
