School: Coill-Chéim (roll number 9044)
- Location:
- Calhame, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Cuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1038, Page 42
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There was once a boy living in Ardara whose name was Michael Gallagher. His father died when he was very young and then he had no one living with him only his mother. This boy was always a bit silly and the people always called him Michael the Fool.
One day his mother sent him to Ardara town to buy a scythe. Michael went to the town, bought the scythe and turned for home again. On his way home he was shaking the scythe as if he were mowing, while(continues on next page)
