School: Shannow
- Location:
- Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: B. Ó Ciaráin
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- (continued from previous page)him he was looking for a work boy. Mickie told him he would have to go when the Cuckoo sings: The man said 'all right' and while you are with me if you get angry with me I will cut your ears off and if I get angry with you, you will cut my ears off.
He went with the man and that night he went to bed and next morning the master says to him go down to that barn along the road. There is a small quantity of corn in it and when you have it done come up for your breakfast. Mick went down and when he looked in the barn was full of corn. He started to thresh and he threshed away without getting anything to eat. When evening came the master peeped in and said "Mickie have you not that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Redhills, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Philip Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Mullanavarnoge, Co. Cavan
