School: Doire Ó gCuanaigh (roll number 8991)
- Location:
- Derrygoony, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: L. Mac Áinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 180
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- Once upon a time, there was a very old man whose name was Joe living in a little house on the top of a hill. He was all alone and had no friends nor anyone to look after him only a little brown dog and a black cat. This man had a big bag of money and had it hidden under the bed. He always had the door locked day and night. One day he went out for a walk, and he happened to leave the door unlocked.
When he came back, the money was gone and he did not know what to do. He had no friends to look for help except God alone. So he prayed to him night and day that his money might be restored back to him.
One night he dreamed that if he would go to the foot(continues on next page)
