School: Urbal (roll number 13874)
- Location:
- Urbal, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gerald Kelliher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 525
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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. - The Gobán Saor was building a magnificent castle. The gentleman, for whom he was building it, did not wish that the Gobán should build another castle as fine as it. In order that the mason might be left above, he had all the ladders removed. The Gobán's wife came on the scene.
"Take off your sock. Loosen the thread and let it down to me", she said. He did what she instructed him to do. Then, she fastened the thread to a piece of rope. He secured the rope above and climbed down to the ground.
