School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 15_013
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- (continued from previous page)and put his hand in a hole and pull out a piece of cloth and he did.They told him when he would spread out this cloth any kind of food he would ask for he would come down on it.He went away till he met two tinkers and one had a budget on his back with nine soldiers with nine iron flales within it.The tinkers asked him to swop with them so he did.When he had gone some distance he became sorry and turned back to meet the tinkers.He let out his soldiers and they took the cloth of them then he had both .There was a very rich king living near and he invited the boy to his house the boy came with his soldiers .The king had a cloth too and he wanted to know which of the cloths would the best food.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séamus Ó Bríain
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
