School: Garrdha Dubhlios, Pálás Gréine (roll number 10991)
- Location:
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Nuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0518, Page 102
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“One night two boys went into an orchard to steal nuts.”
One night two boys went into an orchard to steal nuts. When they came out in the road they sat down to think of some quiet place to count them. After a short time they decided to count them in a churchyard not far off so they ran to where it was. When they were inside the wall they sat down to divide them.
Two men were passing by and they heard the boys saying "This one for you and this one for me". The men thought it was God and the devil counting the dead people. Now it happened that the boys lost two when they were coming in over the wall so when they had finished counting they said "What about the two outside the wall". The men heard them and they thought(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Comans
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloghaready, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick