School: Knockaville (roll number 14185)
- Location:
- Knockaville, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 303
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- Once upon a time long, long ago there was a farmer and he had an only son whose Mother died when he was very young.The farmer got married again.The step-mother did not like the little boy and she used to treat him very badly.She used to get a slate and put dough on each side of it and make the boy lick it instead of giving him bread to eat.One cold day in Spring the boy's Father was ploughing and his son was with him.When it was getting late the little boy said, "Daddy I must go in and lick my slateen.".The farmer did not know what the boy meant but he said, "Wait my son and I will be in with you.".When they sat down to their supper the Father asked the boy to give him his bread till he would cut it for him. The boy gave his bread to his Father and then when the man tried to cut it he found(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mairtin Enda Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockaville, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mr Michael Burke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Knockaville, Co. Westmeath
