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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 023

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    The Crickets live in old fire places in old houses. They keep chirping all the time. It is very hard to see them. They live on Crumbs and on other things like that.
    A Story is told that one night a man was saying the Rosary. (They) He saw a Cricket. The cricket was squeling the whole time while they were saying the Rosary.
    The man gave him a kick. The next day all the buttons were gone out of his trousers. It was the cricket that had revenge. They never saw him again. Thought they often looked
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gertrude Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Lynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo