School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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- (continued from previous page)tell of coming rain. The creaking of doors is another sign of rain.
- One day a ragged beggar was creeping along from house to house. He carried an old hat in his hand, and was asking at every door for a few pence to buy something to eat. As he was grumbling at his lot he asked why it was that the folks who had money were never satisfied but were always wanting more. "Here," said he, "is the master of this house coming. I know him well. He was always a good man to me. He became very rich in a very short time. Had he been wise he would have stopped then. He would have turned over(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kane
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Kane
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 48
- Address
- Tlachta, Co. Meath