School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 352
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- Once upon a time two men went to steal a sheep. One of them went for the sheep while the other stayed in the graveyard. A fellow named Jack was carrying his father a (cribl) cripple on his back.
As he came up to the graveyard, the man inside thought it was his friend with the sheep and he said "Is he fat". "Fat or lean here he is for you" said Jack throwing his father into the graveyard. His father got such a fright that he got the use of his legs again. He ran home very quickly because he thought he was going to be buried or something like that. When Jack(continues on next page)
