School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 063
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- One time there was a man who pretended that he could spey. One day he heard men planning to steal a cow. He had great hearing. He told to owner where he would get her.
Two men said he could not spey They asked him to a feast and gave him meat to taste and asked him what kind of meat was it. The man said: "Long runs the fox but he is caught at last" and it was fox meat he had tasted. The man meant that he was caught in not knowing the meat, but his answer satisfied the men.
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“One time there were three neighbours living in Monaghan who used to plough with big calves.”
One time there were three neighbours living in Monaghan who used to plough with big calves. Among them was a man named Donnel who got poor. The other two killed his calf. When Donnel was going to town with the skin he caught a blackbird, and put it in his pocket. He sold the skin.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Phil Beagon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- John Keelan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Stranoodan, Co. Monaghan
