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School: Grange (roll number 3759)

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An Ghráinseach, Co. Shligigh
Teacher:
Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 212

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  1. Bread in Olden Times (continued)

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    Mungo Park's, "Travels in Africa", that a native woman said about him after he was captured by blacks:-
    "Pity the poor white man."
    "He has no wife to grind his corn."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. The Extravagant Wife

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    The extravagant wife 22-11-1938
    Once upon a time there lived a man who had a very extravagant wife. This man and his wife had very little means. In the end they had (onely) only the makings of a few bannocks of bread. The man told his wife to make a few scones of the meal to prolong the time til God would send them more.
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    Folktales index
    AT1386: Meat as Food for Cabbage
    AT1541: For the Long Winter
    AT1653: The Robbers under the Tree
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Gilmartin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Ghráinseach, Co. Shligigh
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Gilmartin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    An Ghráinseach, Co. Shligigh