School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)
- Location:
- Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 005
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- (continued from previous page)will be a quarter of rye bread and a naggin of sour buttermilk. But don't eat it, for a big dog will eat it for you". He went out and was in the yard when old Grahara came into the yard. "O Welcome kings son how did you get here", he said. "By my with and good learning". "Come in till I give you your supper". Sur the big dog ate it. "Now", said old Grahard, "Come till I show you your bed". He showed him a bed and told him he could stay up and read a book if he's witheld.
Old Grahara went to bed but his daughter stayed up. "Don't sleep in that bed", she said "it is a trap bed. When you get into that bed you lye on spikes. But I will sleep in it and you can sleep in my bed". "All right", said(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Oliver Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Coleman
- Gender
- Male
