School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown
- Location:
- Ráth Mheidhg, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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“One time there was a man and he was a miser...”
One time there was a man and he was a miser, and every time he wanted firing he used to go to a Rathen that was on his land, although he was very rich. His wife, and alot of his stock were dead. One morning a woman with red hair came in and asked him aslms, but he said that he had nothing. Then the woman said, you have a plate of butter on (butter) the parlor table. Then the man got up to put her out, but when she was going she took a wisp of hair out of(continues on next page)