School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 429
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“There was a man and his wife livin' together wan time near this place.”
There was a man and his wife livin' together wan time near this place. They had only wan son. These always went to the name of Lord Castle Bangers. They had a fat pig wan time and they sent the son to sell the pig. He got a good price for the pig.
When he came half ways home he tied the ass to a gate. He walked back to town and he went to England. When he reached England he went to a gentleman's house to look for work. The gentleman asked 'im his name. He said Lord Castle Banger. The gentleman thought he was rich he had such a grand name. He gave 'im a job as a gardener. The gentleman's daughter and Lord Castle Banger decided to get married. The gentleman would'nt allow them. He sent four men to Ireland to look an' see what kind of a house had he. The daughter bribed the men to say that he had a grand house supposin' it was only an ould hut. The four men set off. They sarched all Ireland but could'nt find his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Kehoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- James Condon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford