School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 15_012
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- Once upon a time there was a poor scholar who lived with his auntand she was very cross to him.One day he left her and went away till he reached a big house.He knocked at the door and went in. he asked for the nights lodging they said they would.he was very fond of one thing and that is reading he always kept alot of books with him. he said all he wanted was a candle.he got the candle and went to bed.In the middle of the night too men came in to him with a coffin on their soldiers.One man asked him who told come in this room.He said he new nothing about it they said they would do no harm to him.They told him go up to the door.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séamus Ó Bríain
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
