School: Carnalassan (roll number 6106)
- Location:
- Carrownalassan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 238
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- (continued from previous page)years since tea was first used in this district. Before cups became common a cup shaped wooden vessel called a noggin was used.
- Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen and three sons. After some years their mother died and the got married again. Now this woman did not like the children and they had to be put off to a wood with a girl to mind them. Yet the Queen was not satisfied and she asked the girl to do away with them.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Michael Bance
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Carrownalassan, Co. Roscommon
