School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 060
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- (continued from previous page)of the house gave him the ladder and he brought it over to the tree. He put it up to the tree and the man got down. The man that was on the tree was very thankful to the other man for getting the ladder and if he did not get it he would be left sitting on the tree.
- Once upon a time a man went to cut a branch off a tree in a wood. He had a ladder with him. He put the ladder up to the tree and he got up on the tree. He sat out on the top of the branch and began to cut at the butt of it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Devereux
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Growney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
