School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 154
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“Once there was a woman and a man who had some men working for them.”
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the dinner the woman used to come with a basket and some potatoes in it. When they used to have half eaten. This man used to call to take away the basket.
When the men used to go out working after eaten a half dinner, the old man used to stay within and the woman used to make tea for him.
The men said nothing for a few days after. One day when the old man called to take away the basket the men said "If you have enough eaten we haven't and it won't leave that until we eat enough" The man went away and hadn't half enough(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Rogers
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo