School: Sruth Nua
- Location:
- Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás de Brún
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“Once upon a time a very rich man had three daughters.”
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he replied.
A month afterwards their father invited them to a dinner and they accepted.
The three men women went playing cards in a room by them selves.
The father-in-law and the three young men went into a room by themselves also.
The father in law asked the two men who go the goo wives how they liked them and they said they could not be beaten. He asked he third young man how did he like his own wife.
The young man said he would bet L500 that his own(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Bourk
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Sarah Walshe
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo