School: Rath (roll number 5391)
- Location:
- Rath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Miss Palmer
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- As we were sitting around the fire one Winter night we were told the following story. One day in the harvest time fifty years ago John Daly and his brother Matt accompanied by a few other lads none of them being more than eight or nine years of age went to the hill of Maol to gather nuts.
While they were thus engaged a stranger and his dog made their appearance. John Daly got fond of the dog and the stranger promised to give it to him if he went with him. John went with the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Geraghty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Fearmore, Co. Westmeath
