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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 211

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    (continued from previous page)
    went looking at her mouth to see what age was she. When he let her go his purse was protruding up out of his waistcoat. The cow made a grab and brought purse and all with her and swallowed it.
    The man asked five hundred pounds for the cow. Then, so he would not give the cow away without getting the money at first as the Jobbers entire money was in the purse, he could not pay.
    So the poor man went home with the cow and killed her and got the purse in her interior.
    The purse contained eleven hundred pounds
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Palmerstown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John O' Hara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Palmerstown, Co. Mayo