School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)He saw a hare in the distance. He ran after it and he caught it. Then he got a piece of rope and tied the scythe to the hare's tail. The hare ran around the field and had it mowed in half an hour.
Once there lived a man named Dooley of Borris Co, Carlow. He had a wonderful pony. One day he raced a train with his pony and beat it. Mr Dooley had only one arm.
Once there lived a man named Danny Falkner who claimed he could jump three feet higher than the bank of Ireland in Carlow. The man to whom he told this said he could do no such thing. They both(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gwen Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Monavea, Co. Laois
- Informant
- John Atkinson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Monavea, Co. Laois
