School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lainn Chille, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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  1. How the cooking of meat began 5.1.38
    A woman and her son lived in a house made of straw and sods. They always kept a pig tied at the bottom of the house. The son was a fool. One day the mother left him in charge of the house. While she was away he set fire to the house. He thought that the pig would be safe when the burning would be over. So when the fire was over he tried to pull the pig out of the burming embers. Each time his fingers got scorched he used to lick them. He noticed the nice taste that was on them and for this reason he kept touching the pig and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ena Heneghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lainn Chille, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    D. Cusack
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cathair na Mart, Co. Mhaigh Eo