School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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- (continued from previous page)were broken and and the children had a great time building
baby-houses with the broken '' chaney '' as they were called, outside the house in the face of a ditch or anywhere they might fancy.After this things went on well and they lived on the best of everything in fact they did better than the chiefs who ruled the clans, but it happened that one day a chief on a hunting expedition came by that way and saw all the
'' baby-houses '' and the children admiring them and he was surprised to see each beautiful delph smashed to pieces.
'' Oh children '' says he '' where did you get these pieces of delph '' ?
'' We got them them out of the bottle '' said they
'' what bottle ? ''
'' The bottle my father has ''
said one of them.
'' Where is your father ''
said he
'' At the back of the house said the
children ''
So the chief went round and met Gilbert '
' You have a great bottle '' said he.
'' Who told you that ? '' said Gilbert
'' The children said the chief.
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- Informant
- B. O' Grady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
