School: Cillín

Location:
Killeen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 634

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 634

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  1. Roads Etc.
    One night five or six men were coming home from a fair
    There was a lake. There was a lake near a bridge. Any person passing by that lake at night would see a ghost. Those people had to pass by that lake when they were coming from the fair. One man was not able to keep up with the rest.
    When this man was passing by the lake he saw a turkey and the turkey changed into a bull. The bull said to the man
    "I will give you five minutes to put me into the lake." The man put the bull into the lake and as soon as he disappeared under the water the man fell and he was not able to get up. He had to cross
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Teresa Tighe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo