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School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

Location:
Soran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 186

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    One night James Mollaghan, Soran, Esker Killoe Longford, was in Patrick Scanlon's, same address, My aunt Brigid O'Reilly, Dernavogy, Aughnacliffe. Granard, was there. She heard him telling about three young fellows who wished to go out to seek their fortune.
    They could not speak any English. They did not know how they would learn English. Then they decided to go to school. The oldest fellow went the first day and learned to say . "we three
    The second fellow went
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1697: “We Three; For Money.”
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Brigid Reilly
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Derreenavoggy, Co. Longford