School: Killummod
- Location:
- Killummod, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Bhioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 308
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- (continued from previous page)when Johnie used to come home from mass he used to put a stone in a box". They searched for the box and found it on top of the dresser. But, when they looked in it there was only one stone to be seen in it. They learned from the priest that every Sunday he used to be talking to his neighbours about his cattle and the weather going to mass and during mass every Sunday but one. That Sunday he was alone to mass and he was thinking of where he was going.
- Once upon a time James Healy of Mullagh na Crusha had a sow pig. She had fifteen bonhams. As she had only fourteen teats she could not rear the fifteen youngsters so John decided to give a bonham or sucky to a neighbour named McCarthy to be reared or fed with a bottle. His good wife disagreed with the idea of giving away the bonham. Why not rear it ourselves she said. Very little(continues on next page)
