School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)
- Location:
- Sraheens, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121B, Page 01_036
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“There were once two men.”
There were once two men. One said a salesman should tell lies, and the other said he should tell the truth. They said they would go to a priest and who ever would be wrong, would have to go under a tombstone and wait there for one night. It was all right until they came to the priest. The priest said the salesman should tell lies. They went to a parsin but he to said the same. So the man who was telling the truth went under the tomb stone. That night seven cats came to the grave. One of the cats said that any one who wanted to leave anything or bring anything should do it quickly. One cat said he had to leave a bag. "All right", said the other cats, "Put it under a tombstone. He put it under the (a) tombstone where the man was.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Owen Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnaghaknaff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Anthony Roach
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnaghaknaff, Co. Mayo