School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: D. Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)another village and was hired to a shoemaker. The third came to another village and was hired to a farmer. They all agreed before they went that they would come back after a year.
After a year the first asked for his wages. The man said he had no money but he would give him a magic ass and every time he would say "brathbrickle" it would throw up a shower of gold. Our friend was very glad and took the ass with him. He journeyed all that day until night fell. Then he went into a house. He stopped there that night but before he went to bed he asked the man of the house how much would he charge. "So much" said the man. Then our friend went out to his ass and said "brathbrickle". At that moment the ass threw up the gold. But all this time the man of the house(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William Maun
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moig, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Gerald Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
