School: An Gort Mór (roll number 8984)
- Location:
- Gortmore North, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Máire Nic Cárrain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 040
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- Once upon a time when a woman was baking a cake of bread she opened the of the range to see if it was done. When she opened the door the cake rolled out and it rolled on to the door.
When it went to the door it got legs and the woman ran after it. When the woman found that she could not get it she called the man out of the field and the two of them ran after it. The cake ran on till it met a dog The dog said "Well my dear what are you running for" The cake said "I am running a man and a woman a race and I will run you one too". Then the old woman and old man and dog ran after the cake. The cake ran on till it met a Wolf. The Wolf said "Well my dear what are you running for" and the cake said "I am running an old Woman an old man and a dog a race and I will run you one too" Then the cake ran on with the man and woman and dog and Wolf in pursuit of it.
Then it met a fox and the fox said. "Well my dear why are you running" Then the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maighreád Ní Mhathghamhna
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tattindonagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Ned Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Tattindonagh, Co. Monaghan
