School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)
- Location:
- Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 261
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- (continued from previous page)jump into three barrels of burning tar, before he would get this nice lady. "So keep going on until you come to the Kin g's gate".
The King asked would he take a chance to jump them. The young boy said, "I will have a go at it". " Well, I would not advise you because you are too handsome". This morning there were three fine fellows burned. So this boy took a drop out of this bottle and jumped into the barrel of tar and he jumped out as clean as a whistle.
He took a drop out of another bottle and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Naughton
- Gender
- Male
