School: Templetown
- Location:
- Templetown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Charles D. Hearne
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 110
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- Once upon a time there was a man who was looking for work. He had been to several places and could not get any work.One day he saw a big building and he went to it but there was no one living in it.He went to a (big?) (farmer's?) place that was near it and asked for work.The farmer said he would give him plenty of work if he would sleep in that big building over there.He said that he would so when night came the farmer brought the man to the building and gave him a pipe and tobacco and food and drink and told him that (twentyfour?) men had slept here and were found dead in the morning. So the farmer went away and locked the door after him.Then the man lit the pipe an began smoking, and when he was (?) smoking he began to eat and when he was (tired?) eating he feel asleep.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Lambert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Templetown, Co. Wexford
