School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)
- Location:
- Sraheens, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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- There was once an old woman, and an old man who lived in a house and they put down a cakeen. When the cakeen was baked, it jumped out of the pan and into the pot, and from the pot out the door. It rolled away, and it met a dog. The dog said "Good morrow cakeen" how far did you travel cakeen". I travelled from an old woman, and an old man, and from a pan, and from a pot, and from you if I can". "Indeed you will cakeen", said the dog. He rolled on until he met a bull. "Good morrow cakeen" said(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary J. Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowntleva, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Dunleavy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowntleva, Co. Mayo