School: Leitre (roll number 16164)
- Location:
- Lettera, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Reachtaire
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 087
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- (continued from previous page)them into the forge but he mends them outside. It is said that an old man went into a forge one night when he went in something put him making a horse shoe. As he was making it he saw a man standing beside him the man asked him what did he want and he said that he was there to make him stay until he made the shoe and then he woudl give him gold. The man tried to make the shoe and it said that the man is there yet trying to make the shoe.
- Once upon a time there as a man and he was very poor. He was married and he had a family. He had a brother and he was so rich that he did not need to work for his living. He would not give the poor man food(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Park East, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs O' Brien
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Park East, Co. Galway
