School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    until that branch would blossom.
    The thief said, come up out of that, it's I that should be there instead of you.
    The man came up out of the river and the thief went down and took the branch. The moment he took it in his hand, it blossomed.
    He let the cattle go then, and said that it was he that was sinning instead of the little man.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Adams
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo