School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)
- Location:
- Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)had a fine time and her other sisters became jealous of her. One day the gardener got three baskets made of rushes, and put three children belonging to the king in them.
The king bound their mother under the ground with iron bars, and they always tried to release her. One day as the three of them were riding on their horse, they met a man with a long whisker down to his knees. One of the brothers asked him the way to the place where his mother was bound. "Well my man", said he. "Many a man went this ways(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr John Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
