School: Cúige na Mainseár
- Location:
- Cúige na Mainséar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 142
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“Once upon a time there was a man and he was two foot and a half high.”
Once upon a time there was a man and he was two foot, and a half high. He was (a) very poor, and he went aaway to make a living. He came across a dump, and there was seven hundred flies on it and he said to himself. "If I kill all these I will go (home) on but if I don't kill them I will return.
He killed the flies so he went on till he came to a castle, and he knocked at the door, and the butler came out, and he said What do you want?"
The little man said - "Can I see the King. The butler said he could, and he came to the door
Then the King asked him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mairead Hennigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal an Átha, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Michael Hennigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Béal an Átha, Co. Mhaigh Eo