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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 193

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  1. An Old Story - Five Eggs for a Meal

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    Long ago there was a poor widow, a good woman, living in a lonely glen in Kerry. She had a fine son who used to eat five eggs for one meal. Her great hope was that he would be a priest.
    In those days lads who were to be priests had to go to Spain to study as there were no other colleges for priests in our country. So the poor woman sent her son to Spain and years passed and she saw no more of him.
    Letters came but Spain was too far away for the students to pay a visit home. One night a strange figure came to the door. It was a tall man in a priest’s cloak. He
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Katie Walsh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo