School: An Carraigín (roll number 13836)
- Location:
- Carrigeen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Oireachtaigh
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- (continued from previous page)himself. The first crossroads he came to he met an angel in the appearance of a beggerman and the Angel asked alms of him. Willie handed him a half -crown. Then Willie travelled ahead until he met the next crossroads and the same beggarman was at it but in a different apparel. He again asked alms of Wille and Willie gave him a half-crown. Will travelled ahead until he came to the third crossraods. The beggarman was there again and asked alms of him as before. Willie again handed him another half crown.
Then the beggarman said" Willie I'll give you three requests only to name them, so be sure and ask for something good. The first one said Willie, is I want an armchair that anyone I put sitting in it cant leave it until I let them go." "Willie you have two requests more so be sure and ask for something good" "Well the other two request said Willie I want to put in one" I want a purse so that every time I put my hand into it I’ll have a shilling in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sínéad P. Nígh Oireachtaigh
- Gender
- Female
