School: An Bealach, Crosaire an Ghúlaigh (roll number 1131)
- Location:
- Ballagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Diarmuid Mac Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0583, Page 188
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- (continued from previous page)mill ground money and then he said "Mill Mill ground food" and the mill ground food. And one day the rich brother heard of the magic mill and he brought it for a thousand pounds and the poor brother told the rich brother how to put the mill going but he never told him how to stop it and the rich brother took home the mill and said "Mill Mill grind food" and the mill began to grind and the rich brother could not stop it and he ran over to the poor brother and said "Take away that mill" and the poor brother went over and said the words and the mill stopped and the poor brother took it home and they lived happily ever after but one night the sea-robbers came and they stole the mill and they took it to the sea shore and they said "Mill Mill grid salt" and the mill ground salt and they did not know how to stop it and they threw it into the sea and the mill is grinding in the bottom of the sea since and since that the sea water is salty
- Informant
- Miss Connolly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballagh, Co. Tipperary
