School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)
- Location:
- Gort Leitreach, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 093
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- (continued from previous page)He asked the first lad what trade had he. The boy said he was a pick pocket. He inquired what the second boy was. They told him he was a carpenter. The third fellow said he was a good shot.The old Brack told the pick pocket to go out and there was a mag's nest on top of the tree and to go up and take the five eggs out without the mag finding him and and he did it. When he went in he put one on each corner of the table and one in the middle.The good shooter went back twenty yards from it and he fired and broke the all.The carpenter fixed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Huebert Reynolds
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tuamán, Co. Liatroma
