School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0260, Page 337
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- (continued from previous page)and dig under a certain tree. The man returned and the little man disappeared. The man began to dig until he found a box which he thought was a box of gold. When he opened it he found an awl, a hammer and a last. He used the tools well and became rich by shoemaking.
- The Mermaid
The mermaid lives in the sea. She has the head of a woman and body of a fish. In the summertime she comes out on the rocks. Long ago she was caught by a man who was fishing. He brought her out on the land. She did not live happily although she was treated kindly.
Mary Croghan, Bookla, Ballymoe, Co Galway. - Collector
- Mary Croghan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bookalagh, Co. Galway
- Churning
In almost every country house there is a churn. Some of them are of the old fashioned make while most of them are the new factory-made ones.
The old fashioned churn is shaped much like a barrel only it is wide at the bottom a bit narrower in the centre and it widens again at the top. They are very stong as they were made from black oak by good carpenters many(continues on next page)
