School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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A Story.
About fifty years ago in the townland of Slieveaonore there lived a certain family.I dont know the name. It was stirabout they used eat for the breakfast .One morning there were only two spoons in the house.
There were three boys going to school.The two eldest were up first one morning and they had the two spoons occupied eating .They youngest brother had to wait until the other boys had their stirabout eaten.The youngest had eaten then and he knew he would be late for school.When he arrived at school he saw he was late.The master asked him why was he late .The answer he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Ó hAinnín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reanahumana, Co. Clare
