School: Cromghlinn (C) (roll number 15411)
- Location:
- Crumlin, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Óbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0082, Page 376
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“Once upon a time there lived two brothers.”
Once upon a time there lived two brothers. One was very poor; the other was very rich. One cold night when the poor brother's children were very hungry he went to the rich brother for food. The rich brother told him to go to the devil. The poor brother went looking for the devil's house and after a long time he found it out. He knocked at the door and one of the servants came out to him and he asked him what did he want he told him that he was very poor and that he used to be asking something to eat of his brother every day so this day he told him to go to the devil. The servant told him that if he could get the magic handmill he would never again be in want. So he asked the magic handmill of the devil and he gave it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Chónráoi
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laragh More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Tomás Mac Conraoi
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Laragh More, Co. Galway