School: Gortermone
- Location:
- Gortermone, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs A. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 288
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- (continued from previous page)a half-one. He did not want to break his promise and he resolved to carry it in his mouth as far as the forge & then swallow it. He started on his journey, mouth full & a bar of iron in each hand. He met a neighbour & could not speak to him, naturally the neighbour thought that something serious was wrong with Tommy & so he confronted him in God's name to speak to him, still Tommy only shook his head. In the end being unable to hold his treasure any longer the poor black-smith swallowed his treasure turned on his friend & properly threshed him with the irons.This same black-smith always shod the priest's horse. On one particular occasion the priest clipped & curried his horse to such an extent that poor Tommy thought that the priest made a new purchase. The(continues on next page)
