School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Boirinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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- Once there was a man in England. He was a very big man. The people used to be wondering about how they would be able to get a coffin big enough to put him into. At last the man died. They went to a carpenter to see if he had one big enough but they were too small. So they went to another man who had a lot of coffins of every sort. He gave them the biggest one he had. He just fitted in it Then they were saying how they would be able to make a hole big enough for the coffin. They left back the coffin and let on it was not big enough
- Collector
- Michael Forde
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boirinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- John Forde
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Boirinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo