School: Manorvaughan (roll number 10507)
- Location:
- Rawros, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mary E. Alcorn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1078, Page 116
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“Once upon a time a big giant lived at Mucish Mountain, who's name was Oisin.”
(continued from previous page)the beast. This time he did not fall asleep and soon he saw the beast coming to his cave carrying a fat sheep in its mouth. When he saw the giant he dropped the sheep and rushed at him. The giant had a great fight with the big beast before he killed it. When the people saw what Oisin had done the (they) made a big feast to which Oisin was asked.
When Oisin saw the beast first he said muc - ishe which means she is a pig, and ever since the mountain was called Muckish.
Michael Boyce, Tirlaughan, Carrigart, Co. Donegal.
16 - 5 - 1938
Told by Thomas Boyce, aged 69.
- Collector
- Michael Boyce
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tirloughan, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Thomas Boyce
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59