School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)
- Location:
- Killadangan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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- One of my old story-tellers told me this story the other night. "There was a big farmer beyond in England, and he was a minister and a magestrate, and any Irishman that would come to his door to ask work he'd give him three months in jail.
And there were seven (men) Irish-men looking for work, and when they came opposite his house, one said, "I'll pay for a gallon of beer if anyone goes up and asks work". One man went up when he saw smoke in the house, and wrapped at the door. The servant-girl come and opened it, and told him to go away, or when the boss would come down, he would give him three(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nan Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Prospect, Co. Mayo
