School: Clonoulty (roll number 578)
- Location:
- Clonoulty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Timothy Gleeson
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- There was a woman who had three sons namely - Tom, Jim and Jack. Jack was a fool. They were very poor.
One day Tom said to his mother "Bake a cake for me" "and I'll go and find work and bring you back money." The mother was very sorry to be parting with him, but she baked the cake and he set out on his journey. He was walking along the road and as night fell he saw a light in the distance, which was in a King's palace He knocked at the door the King himself answered the knock. Tom said he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Coman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clogher, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Huet
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Clonyharp, Co. Tipperary
