School: Rath Cruachan
- Location:
- Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Séamus Diúc
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- Once there was a rich man who lived alone in Moneylea. A workman who was living near used to call in every night and morning to see him and do little messages for him.
This morning he the man dead so he did not know what to do. He decided to go to the local schoolmaster and ask his opinion. The teacher asked if any other person knew what he was dead and the workman said no.
Immediately they both went to his house and the teacher drew his will assigning all his money to the workman. The teacher put the papers into the dead man's mouth.
Soon afterwards the will was disputed and was brought to court. The Judge eventually called the Teacher and asked was this the last will of the deceased. The Teacher said that the will was the last words that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séamus Duke
- Gender
- Male
