School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)
- Location:
- Derrew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0092H, Page 03_050
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- (continued from previous page)rich man who looked on them as fools.
One day St. Patrick sent one of the workers to the rich man to send them something to help them to build the Church.
The man thought he would fool St Patrick by sending him a goat.
But St Patrick instead of sending back the goat ordered him to be put drawing stones with the horses and the goat worked as good as any horse.
As the day drew to an end and as(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maighréad Ní Ghiobúin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Gibbons
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
