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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 087

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    There was once upon a time a woman who had three daughters and this day she sent them for some water The well was a far distance away and it would take them a few days to go and the way was rough. So when they went to the well up jumps a little man and "Wash me and clean me and leave me down easy" Up jumps another little man and said "Wash me and clean me and leave me down easy" & up jumps another little man and said "Wash me and clean me and leave me down easy" So they did it. The last fellow said to the first fellow. "What grant do yo give them" "Well as easy as the way was coming that it may be ten times easier going back" "and what grant do you give them" "that as nice as they were coming
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ledwithstown, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs A. Mulvihill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Ledwithstown, Co. Longford