School: An Clochar, Uarán Mór
- Location:
- Oranmore, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Ghreallaigh
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A thatcher was thatching and the woman went to the well leaving the baby in an old-fashioned cradle. He was now five or six years old, but was unable to walk. The woman gave him a piece of straw, from which he played lovely music. The thatcher said that the child must not be a natural one. He advised the(continues on next page)
