School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 342
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A Funny Story
“Once upon a time there lived in a little cabin a man named Micky and his wife Biddy.”
Once upon a time there lived in a little cabin a man named Micky and his wife Biddy. They were very wealthy at first, but his wife was very extravagant and as the years passed their wealth vanished.
This pair had nothing left now but one cow and to get something to eat Micky decided to kill her. Having her killed he divided her in pieces leaving a piece for every head of cabbage in the garden and a piece for the sore foot as he said himself.
Micky went off(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ranaghan More, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Una Kerins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ranaghan More, Co. Sligo