School: Rathgarroge (roll number 16023)
- Location:
- Rathgaroge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 034
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- Once upon a time there lived a man in Palace who's name was "Willie the Wisp."He had two goats and they used to sleep in the be with him and he liked them very well.He would get up at ten o'clock and get his own breakfast and the goats. He would then call the goats and the three of them would eat their breakfast.When one of the goats died he was very sorry after it. He went to town and bought a coffin and put the goat in it and closed the coffin and a lot of people came to the wake because they thought it was a person that was dead.After a while the goat began to bawl and all the people ran out. The man then got the coffin and buried the goat himself.After three months the man(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs M. Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Palace, Co. Wexford
