School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Hairt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 244
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- Story-Learning English for Profit.
There were once upon a time three Connemara men and they were going to America but they wanted a knowledge of English before they could go. So the first one went to school. When he went to the gate, he heard the master saying, "We three Connemara men, so he came home and he thought he had English learned.
The next one went and he went to the gate, and he heard the master saying, "We will be hung now sir," so he went home and he thought also he had English learned
So the third one went(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlenageeha, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Castlenageeha, Co. Mayo
