School: Scropul, Mullach (roll number 8241)
- Location:
- Drummin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: M. Ó Callanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0623, Page 188
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There were two men living in two adjoining farms .They were two brothers ,one of them were very rich and the other was very poor and had none.The poor man was jelous of his neighbour and used be always thinking how he would get rich It happened that his mother died and he told no one about her death .
He thought of a plan.One morning he rose very early .he tackled his horse and car,and tied his deada mother on the seat with a rope ,and put her shawl around her,and drove off to Denis .The day was very cold with snow on the ground ,and he went in to a public house and called for a glass of whiskey.The publican knew him well and had great pity for his mother to be out such a cold day ,and he offered to bring out a glass of whiskey to the poor woman in the car,she looked(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Hehir
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Treanmanagh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Hehir
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Treanmanagh, Co. Clare
