School: Leitre (roll number 16164)
- Location:
- Lettera, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Reachtaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 020
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- Thomas O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Park East, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Daniel O' Brien
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- A cat one day caught a mouse. The mouse said, "All decent people wash their hands and face before they eat. You only wash your face after you eat." The cat was near a stone-wall. The cat began to wash his face and paws before he would eat the mouse. When the mouse saw the cat washing his face he ran into the stone-wall from the cat. That is the reason why(continues on next page)
