School: Brosna (B.) (roll number 13018)
- Location:
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Aonghus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 281
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“The Brosna schemes are always teasing”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- Once a boy was coming home late as he was coming along a path he met a big black man. The man asked the boy to carry him on his back and the boy said he would. They went along until they came to a house. The black man told the boy to leave him down that he should go into the house. The boy waited until he came out so they went on again until they came to a bridge. The black man told the boy that he should leave him here. He told the boy that whenever he would put his hand into his pocket that he would find money.
He also said that a boy would be born in the house he visited and that he would be a priest and he would celebrate mass in a certain church.
The boy waited until the day came. It was a very bad morning and very few people(continues on next page)