School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 333
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- (continued from previous page)The boy knew how to read, and the man did not, and it was the boy that told him what the writing meant. He would never have got the money if the boy had not explained to him the meaning of the writing.
- There is an old story told about Lake Derravaragh, near Collinstown, Co. Westmeath. This is it.
Long ago in Galway there lived a witch who owned a big lake. Another witch lived in Westmeath. The latter borrowed the lake from the Galway witch, and said she would give it back.
The Galway witch gave it to her, but she wouldn't give it back. There is said to be a big hole in Galway where the lake was. - Collector
- Rose Marshall
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Andrew Marshall
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- This prayer used to be said before going to bed at night. "Here I lay down my head to sleep.(continues on next page)
