School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 07_004

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    about near and far.
    At last a selfish person came to milk the cow and thought within herself when she would have her cans filled she would milk the cow on the ground. This she did and from that forth the cow never gave any milk to anyone and soon went away altogether.
    The colour of this cow was black and red. There was a field in which she was very fond of resting. It is called Cow-park ever since. This cow was called Reevough and from that to this
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo