School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Buachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0771, Page 054
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- A Funny Story.
In the county of Kildare there lived an old man who had lots of white cabbage.
Next door to him lived a lot of girls who went away to work.
One of them came home and she wore a lot of jewelery. One day she went to the old man for cabbage and he said to her, "You have a lot of jewelery" and she said, "Win gold and wear it" He answered, (By)"Buy cabbage and eat it".
- Sign of Rain.When the new moon is lying on its back.
- Cure
To cure the whooping cough the godmother of the sick child buys a red ribbon and gives it to the godfather who ties it on the child's neck(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nellie Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Royaloak, Co. Kildare
