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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Goirtín an Chláirín, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 086

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    delicious." he said. So she gave him the pot with the water & he put the stone in it. After some time he asked her would she give him, a little bit of butter. She gave him a piece of butter about the size of an egg. Now he said would you give me an onion. So she gave him an onion & he put the butter and onion in the stone soup. He gave some of the soup to the woman & she said it was delicious & she gave the poor man a good cut of bread to eat with the stone soup, so the poor man satisfied his hunger.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Gerety
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goirtín an Chláirín, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Mrs Gerety
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    32
    Address
    Goirtín an Chláirín, Co. an Longfoirt