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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 0144, Page 364

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    In them times there were men going around through the country called poor-scholars. The little pot was in some corner of the house, and this man came in. What ever delay he made he seen the little pot, and he read off it. "Where ever this was got the same is the other side." They dug again and got more, and they became very rich after that. It is said the man stopped the drink from that day forward.
    Its an old saying
    Is minic a bhíonn an t-ádh ar fhear a bíonn ag ól."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Walshe
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo