School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)

Location:
Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 513

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  1. There was once a minister living within a few miles of Dean Swift's and his name was Parker. The minister had a boy and also a dog. The dog was very old, he was both blind, and deaf and could not bark. The minister told his boy to hang the dog. The boy got a rope and he put it round the dog's neck. He was going away to hang the dog
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Dean Swift (~11)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybackagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Walsh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballybackagh, Co. Mayo