School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)
- Location:
- Shrule, Co. Galway
- Teacher: (name not given)
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“There was a very rich farmer living in Ireland at one time....”
(continued from previous page)off. He gave the pair of horses and the coach to the doctor to finish off his son. When the old doctor had the young doctor finished off he tested him and he said that he was far better than himself. Before the old doctor let the young doctor go he said that he would give him good advice. The advice he gave him was that when he would go to cure anyone to almost cure them at first and then to make them worse than ever again and so on until he would have them robbed and he himself would have plenty of money. He was getting on great for a few years and then he got a great job in the army. When the war was over he came home to his home there was great welcome for him. Before he came home it was said that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Gavin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonbanaun, Co. Mayo