School: Gaddyduff (roll number 16642)
- Location:
- Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. H. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 34
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- Once there was a man called Mick Buchal he had only one cow and they got so poor that they had to sell the cow at the market. Good morning Mick would you change the cow for these two bottles. Take the two bottles home with you and tell your wife to sweep the house clean and spread a white table cloth on the floor. Leave the two bottles on the cloth and say Bottle do your duty. So the bottles began making gold and silver so Mick went to the shop and bought food for his children. So Mick made the bottle to their duty three times a day and Mick be came very rich. The landlord came to see him and asked him how he got rich. I got two bottles for a cow I'll let you see what the bottle can do wife get the table cloth and spread it on the floor and bottle do your duty so the bottle done as before Mick you are rich enough and give me the bottles so he give the two bottles to the landlord. The landlord got a big party and set the bottle on the table. Bottle do your duty and before that say Mick then he said to his wife What will I do now and he said to his I will take this(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hugh Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Sarah
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 64
