School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- An Cnoc Breac, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
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- An Old Story
Once there lived a man
in Ireland who was called the Gobán Saor.
He was a mason by trade and very skilful at his work. He was always hoping for a son and had threatened his wife that he would kill her if the child they were expecting should be a daughter.
Unfortunately this was what happened and the wife, fearing the Gobáns anger, sent her servant to exchange babies with a neighbouring woman to whom a boy had been born about this time.
The servant's mission was successful and the babies(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kevin Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doire na Manach, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Thomas Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- An Chora Bhán, Co. na Gaillimhe
