School: Clonard (roll number 16067)
- Location:
- Clonard, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 123
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- (continued from previous page)and there was a bit of paper in it and on the paper was written 'make use of these, and they will make you rich'.
- One time there was a very old farmer that lived in Ireland in a thatched house. He spent the most of his time tilling his garden at the back of the house. He never visited anyone and no one visited him. His old pet was a big black donkey called 'tack' and he used to follow his master like a dog. One day the old man found he was going short of food so he had to go into the village to buy food. He set out walking on wintrs night it was very cold and the wind was blowing. As he walked on he came to a place where he thought that this was the place where a man was found dead(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Peter Donlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Anneville or Clonard Old, Co. Meath
