School: Tír na nEascrach
- Location:
- Tiranascragh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eamonn Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0058, Page 0263
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- (continued from previous page)but would not look the side of the road that Paddy was on. Paddy at last had to sell the only cow he had. On the way to the fair Paddy saw two peelers with a prisoner who had stolen a cow.
Eventually Paddy who was as generous as his brother was mean gave the cow to the peelers and the prisoner was let go.
After several adventures the prisoner went to hell with a flitch of Irish bacon.
The divil was so pleased with Irish bacon that he offered anything to the giver. He took a little mill that would grind whatever it was(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Redden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kill, Co. Galway
