School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 110
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Stories of Giants and Warriors
27th May, 1938. A long time ago a tailor was working away in his workshop, and he had a slice of bread and jam before him, and according as he sewed he ate the bread. This time he took a mouthful and left it down beside him, and a number of flies lit on it. On seeing this he was very angry, and he took up a piece of cloth, and killed seven of them.
Then he threw the bread down sewing and everything else, and said to himself, "Why is a man like me toiling and mailing(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Dawson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Address
- Carrickduff, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Dawson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Carrickduff, Co. Longford
