School: Grange (roll number 3759)
- Location:
- Grange, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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- The extravagant wife 22-11-1938
Once upon a time there lived a man who had a very extravagant wife. This man and his wife had very little means. In the end they had (onely) only the makings of a few bannocks of bread. The man told his wife to make a few scones of the meal to prolong the time til God would send them more.(continues on next page)