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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 196

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  1. A Story - Lost Money

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    There was once a man who used to me always breaking stones. At that time an appointed man used to go around to pay the soldiers, and the way he travelled was on horse back.
    This man lost the money one day, and the man who was breaking stones found it. He was a fool of a man, and when he told his wife about the money he got lost, she sent him to school next day.
    All the scholars were laughing at him because he was an old man, and he did not mind (him) them.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Rourke
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo