School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)
- Location:
- Shrule, Co. Galway
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038C, Page 01_015
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- Moran was a man who lived in Shrule. He was a brushmaker. He had two sons Pat and Mike. He had an uncle, a goldsmith in Headford. He used to go to Dalgan every Friday pulling heath. One day as they were pulling heath they found a beautiful feather under a tree. They brought it home and showed it to the goldsmith and he said if they found the bird which had lost the feather Moran would be a rich man. Next day the two sons went to where they found the feather. They saw the nest on the tree. Mike climbed the tree and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cristeoir Ó Buachacháin
- Gender
- Male
