School: An Corr Dubh (roll number 14339)
- Location:
- Corduff, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giolla'n Átha
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- (continued from previous page)laugh. Her father gave the boy the bag of gold so he had not to work for his living any more.
- Once upon a time there lived a great lord, who was very much troubled with a strange dream. He dreamt one night he was washing the feet of a poor boy, who lived on his estate. His Lordship was very uneasy; he thought that either he was to become poor, like the poor boy or that the poor boy was to become rich and become lord in his place, either of which was equally painful. The lord decided that he would banish the poor boy, and so prevent the dream coming true.
He called on the father of the poor boy(continues on next page) - Informant
- John Doorigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Gortnacamdarragh, Co. Leitrim
