School: Gort an Ghainimh (roll number 16127)
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- Gortaganny, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ó Cobhthaigh
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- Nora Kenny of Cloondart heard the following story. There was once a man who had a nice wife, and there was a child born for them. The following morning the woman died suddenly and also the child. Another child with a very big head was left in place of the dead child. The child never grew but sat in the corner and would not leave it. He was very old-fashioned indeed. One day the father was going to the blacksmith's to get a spade fixed. The child told the father that if the smith shook his head when he would have the job finished that it was not a good job. When the smith had the job done he shook his head and the father told the smith what the child had told(continues on next page)