School: Ballybay (C.) (roll number 1345)
- Location:
- Cornaseer, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269, Page 086
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- Once upon a time there lived a lone man, he had to work hard. He worked inside and outside. He lost his sow and he was looking for her night and day and could not find her. Next Sunday he was at Mass. The priest announced that there was a girl missing, did anyone own her.
The man was falling asleep, when the priest was reading out had anyone claim to her, the man was wakening up, he was dreaming of the sow. He said "I have". So the priest said "what mark do you have on her" "there is a black spot on the bottom of her tail".
- Collector
- Lillie Dillion
- Gender
- Female
