School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Hairt
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 308
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- Once upon a time there lived two brothers in a house. One of them went away to England. He was five years in England and he came home. He was very poor he had not even a half-penny. His brother asked him for a game of cards. The two of them sat at the table. His brother asked his him what would he play for and he said, "I will play the clothes you see on my back. His brother won the clothes that was on his back
They went for another game and he 'staked' his two eyes. His brother won them and he picked them out. There was a church near. By and he made his way to the church and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Lean
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballygarry, Co. Mayo
