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School: Manulla (Cailíní)

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Manulla, Co. Mayo
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Máire Bairéad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 411

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  1. A Folk-Tale

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    About a hundred years ago there lived a man in the village of Rathredmond Balla co Mayo who was supposed to be an ordinary beggar man. The people were very kind to him and willingly supplied him with food and other things. He had his clothes all patches and under every patch he used to put money which he got from the people. When he died a collection was made in order to buy a coffin for him. Shortly afterwards his wife came and asked where were his old clothes. One of the old women said "Oh! indeed we threw them up on that old bush. She went and took down the old clothes and undid the patches and under them were hundreds of pound notes.
    The people were very angry with
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntober Eighter, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Laurance Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Carrowntober Eighter, Co. Mayo