School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)
- Location:
- Farahy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 231
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- There was a woman who had a lot of money. She had a son called Jack who was out earning his hire. The woman was old and Jack came to see after her and to bury her if she would die for he thought she had no money. One day she told Jack that she should go and look at her grave. She took the money with her because she did not want to let it to Jack. She dug a hole near her grave and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Miss Bridie O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tankardstown, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Kate Grady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshonock, Co. Cork
