School: Conaithe an Aonaigh
- Location:
- Conna, Co. Cork
- Teacher: S. Ó Ciosáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0380, Page 003
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- Once upon a time two men were supposed to be imprisoned, one for stealing a watch and the other a cow.
They were in the cell near one another. One day in friendly talk each of them told the reason of his imprisonment to the other.
Although their terms in jail were not equal the two thieves were set free on the same day.
As they journeyed homewards one of the men wishing to remind his companion who had stolen the watch of his crime asked him 'What time is it'. But clever enough his companion returned the slur by saying 'It will be soon cowtime
- Collector
- Nellie Hartigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolroe, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Hartigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Conna, Co. Cork
