School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)
- Location:
- Na Sraithíní, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121B, Page 07_001
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- (continued from previous page)There was once an old woman, and an old man who lived in a house, and they put down a cakeen. When the cakeen was baked, it jumped out of the pan, into the pot and from the pot out the door. It rolled away, and it met a dog. The dog said "Good morrow cakeen" how far did you travel cakeen". I travelled from an old woman, and an old man, and from a pan, and from a pot, and from you if I can". "Indeed you will cakeen", said the dog. He rolled on until he met a bull. "Good morrow cakeen" said the bull, how far did you travel" I travelled from an old woman, and an old man, and from a pan, and a pot, and from a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jodie Walsh
- Gender
- Female
