School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)
- Location:
- Carrownree, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0639
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- A StoryAbout one hundred years ago in our district there lived two brothers named Pat and Jim Dunleavy. They were very odd and were supposed by the people to be misers and to have plenty of money
The used to kill a pig every year till one year Jim went to his sisters house in Galway. They then decided to kill a pig every year and send half to the other
One year it was pat's turn to kill the pig, The were very deer this year and Pat decided if he could think of an excuse he would sell the pig and keep the money
In the district there lived an man named Jimmy Reynolds who was very cute and tricky. He was known by the name of Jimmy(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Henry Supple
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonamanagh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Luke Torsney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonamanagh, Co. Sligo
