School: Ráth na mBeach (roll number 17129)
- Location:
- Rathnamagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: R. Ó Gallchobhair
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Collected by Máiread Ní Gallachobhair
Rathnamagh, Crossmolina. Entered on:-9ú lá (?)
Once upon a time there lived a man and his wife, and four children. They were very poor and they had not any money. One day a man came into the house and asked for a place to sleep for the night. They gave him a place to sleep. When they got up in the morning there was no food in the house. The woman said she would go out and beg enough of food for the breakfast. The man said she would never want to beg, and he gave them alot of money
The man of the house had a very rich brother and he would not give the poor man any money. The was an old woman in the rich man's house. The old woman died and was buried. That night the man that came to the poor man's house lifted her again and left her outside the rich man's house. When he got up he saw the old woman. He then ordered the men bury her again. The next night he lifted her and left her in the same place. When the man saw her the next day he said he would ask his brother what to do. The man that lifted her(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máiread Ní Gallachobhair
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathnamagh, Co. Mayo
