School: Machaire Áirne
- Location:
- Magherarny, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 156
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- (continued from previous page)in his pocket and eats his cake and starts for home. He was very lonely having no money for his mother. He passed a shop with a lot of groceries in the window "I wish to my knife" he said, "you were all at home with my mother." So when he got near his own land the one side of the lane was all paved with loves, tea, sugar and other goods. His mother was surprised but Jack said nothing. When all was eaten, Jack said to his mother one morning. "I think mother I will take out another cow and sell her to get something to eat." "Very well child dear," said his mother. So she baked him a bannock and Jack put it into his pocket and went off to the fair. Going along the road he meets the wee man again "Goodmorrow to you." "Goodmorrow to you", says Jack. "How much do you want for the cow?" "£5.0.0." "Whether would you rather hav(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Doran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Magherarny, Co. Monaghan
