School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- About one hundred years ago there lived a man in England. He heard that there were very old people in Ireland and he came home to see them.
When he landed in Dublin he looked all round him and he saw no old people there. Then he went out through the country as far as Kildare. He saw a very old man aged 97 years sitting on a wall with a white beard and he was crying.
When the Englishman came as far as him he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Adams
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Ansbro
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Dooros, Co. Mayo
