School: St Patrick's, Ballyfarnon (roll number 13978)
- Location:
- Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon
- Teachers: Mark Hanly Thos. Feeny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0231, Page 168
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“Once there was a man who was going to the market with two firkins of butter.”
(continued from previous page)Told by
Mr. Peter Verden (60) Farmer
Ardline
Ballyfarnon,
Boyle.
Story
“Once upon a time there lived a young man who was very fond of gambling.”
Once upon a time there lived a young man who was very fond of gambling. He used to go long journeys at night card playing. One night he was coming home late as usual he overtook four men carrying a coffin. He walked along with them for some distance. He then said he would help them. No sooner than he had got the coffin on his shoulder all the men disappeared and left him alone. Now he said to himself what am I to do I cant leave the coffin here on the road. My only plan is to get the coffin home and bury it in the graveyard tomorrow. He got a rope from a near hay shed and tied it round the coffin, put the coffin on his back and went home. He was very curious to know who was in the coffin. he said it would be no harm to lift(continues on next page) - Collector
- Jim Lavin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr James Cooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Roscommon