School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 20_004
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- Once there was a blacksmith who had a forge. He used to make ploughs but he could not shoe horses. One day as he was standing in the door of the forge, he saw a tiny little fellow coming over the mountain riding on a big black horse. He drove up to the door and asked the blacksmith to put a set of shoes on his horse. The blacksmith said he never put a set of shoes on a horse but he used to make ploughs. The little fellow asked the loan of the forge for a few minutes. He got a little hatchet and cut the legs off the horse and threw them into the fire started to blow and the bellows. After a few minutes he took out the legs and stuck them under the horse. He jumped(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Holland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garrow, Co. Mayo
