School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)
- Location:
- Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 227
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- (continued from previous page)field." Then the hare tried to get them out but he failed and he too began to cry. Just then a bee came and he asked them why were they crying and the hare said, "I cry, because the fox cries, and the fox cries, because Johnny cries, and Johnny cries, because he can't get his sheep out of the field." The bee went in and was flying around until he flew into one of the sheep's ears.
When the sheep heard the bee buzzing in his ear he frightened and made off out of(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Browne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Attymass, Co. Mayo
