School: Leithead (roll number 5480)
- Location:
- Lehid, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462, Page 299
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- Once upon a time, there was a child to be born to a certain family. There was a travelling man inside at the time, and he said that if the birth of the child be delayed for a day or so it would be very good. So the man of the house asked him why did he say that. He said he had no reason for saying it. The man made him tell it, and he said if the child would be born at that time that he would grow and get a good education(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Dan Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Lehid, Co. Kerry
