School: Oulart (roll number 15419)
- Location:
- Oulart, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 406
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- Once upon a time there was a tailor who used to make clothes in the neighbours' houses.One day he went to a house and the boss of the house was gone away and the woman said she would go to town if he would mind the child and give him some bread when the child would cry + the old man said he would.When she was gone he heard a noise, behind him, he looked around and saw the baby rise up in the cradle + it politely asked, "Is she gone". The old man got a terrible fright + said she was.
"Would you like to hear a tune" says the baby. "I would" say's the man.
"Hand me down that fiddle" says the baby. The old man handed him the fiddle + the baby played the like of such music he never heard before.The baby then asked(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kyle, Co. Wexford
