School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)
- Location:
- Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Liam Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 432
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- (continued from previous page)The government gave out meal to the people and they wet it the way they could not sell it again. The people ate cakes made from turnips and meal.
- Willie the wisp was WIllie Dawson. He was always in the want of money. He worked in a forge shouing horses Willie said that he would sell himself to the devil if he got money. One das as he was working very hard a Saint came to him and said" I hear that you have yourself sold to the devil." Then the Saint said to him. I will give you three wishes now take the first one. Willie wished anyone that takes up that sledge that is there they shall not leave it down until I tell them Now take othe second one and Willie(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dora Mara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullywood, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Jimmie Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonbonny, Co. Westmeath
