School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 01_048
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- A man and his wife were living in a new house long ago. He was thatching it and his wife and her mother were minding the baby. he heard them crying so he came into the house to see what was wrong. They said that there was a stone in the chimney up high and that it would fall down and kill the child. He put on his coat and said he would never stop walking until he would get two more as foolish as they were. He walked and walking until he came to a new house. He saw a man running around the house(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs A. Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
