School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)
- Location:
- Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 149
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- The king had a son named Jack. He had a great interest in football. Every evening when he would come home from school he would go out to play. This evening he went out to play. A little red man came up and he asked could he play. Jack and the little red man started to play. Jack won. The king told Jack that he would rue the day, that he played with that little red man. Jack said "what matter" The next evening the little red man came. They agreed to play for gifts and commandments.(?) The two played and Jack won. "What will you comand me to do." said the man. "I will command you to put four blue bulls and blue cows in the stable" said Jack The little red man done that comand. The next evening the two played(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Henry Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyboggan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Dan Nugent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyboggan, Co. Meath
