School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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- There is a forth about eight miles from my home and is said there are fairies in it.
A Protestant went drawing sand from the forth, but he was told it was not right to take sand from the forth. Being a Protestant he did not believe in old saying.
He went drawing the sand but his two horses went blind the next day and could not be cured.
- Informant
- Luke Mannion
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenvela, Co. Roscommon
- Why is a stationmaster like a schoolmaster?
Because one minds the train and the other trains the mind.
A room full and you cannot catch a spoonfull?
Air
What is it that gets largert the more you take from it?
A hole
Why is a horse like a book?
Each have a tail(continues on next page)
