School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 07_016
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- There was once a man and a woman and they had one son. The woman was a very cross woman and she was always fighting with her neighbours.
The man was a sensible man and never said a cross word to any of his neighbours. The woman died and the day of her wake and of her burial the sun shone all day. Then the man diet and the day of his wake and of his burial it never stopped raining. The boy said that he would travel the world until he would find(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán M. C. Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
