School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)
- Location:
- Shrule, Co. Galway
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- There was once a soldier who lived in a little country house with his brother, sister and his mother. He bought a farm of land and then he bought sheep and cattle for the land. He was doing well until he went on his holidays leaving the farm to his brother. His brother took no care of it and when the soldier came home he had to sell out everything. Then he bought a second farm and(but) he (had) to do the same thing. He bought a third farm but the same thing happened. Then he went to a little hill that was near his own house and he knelt down and said that the devil may have him if he bought another holding of land. When he was going home he went astray and he saw a light in a big house which put him astray. When he came near the house he went in. There he saw a man and his....(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Mitchell
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Martin Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dalgan Demesne, Co. Mayo
