School: Moycarkey, Thurles
- Location:
- Moycarky, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Michael Myers
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 245
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- (continued from previous page)When the day of the feast came, and they were all gathered together, the lady asked all the men to put their heads in turn in her lap. When Johnny put his head in her lap, she knew that it was he that saved her, and she promised to marry him and he was the richest in the world, for he had the giant's money and the lady's money.
Stories
“There was a family one time.”
There was a family one time. After a time, the father died and his son lived in the place. There was a poor man who used to come to the house for alms, and the son gave him his father's clothes.
This man was simple. He used to bring water to the priest's house, and get money, especially from the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Larry Buckley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockroe, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Buckley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Knockroe, Co. Tipperary
