School: Ballinlig (roll number 2994)
- Location:
- Ballinlig, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: J. Seery
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 455
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- Once upon there was a woman in this place and she bought a new umbrella. She went to the neighbours house that night and when the young people got her gone they went in on the window and put the umbrella in the kitchen bed. They went out and they waited for the sport. When the woman came home. She thought she saw a man in the bed. She spoke a few words to him but he didn't answer. At last she got a stick and gave the umbrella a good blow. She went to bed and found her new umbrella in smithereens.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Ballinlig, Co. Sligo
