School: Leithead (roll number 5480)
- Location:
- Lehid, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0463, Page 086
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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. - In Rinn Beg near DIngle there lived a family of Flahertys. One day a strange horse came in by the tide. He was a brown horse with a black tail. He had a collar of his own. The Flahertys saw him coming in and landing on the strand. They kept him and he worked for them, he ploughed and drew loads for them.
One day they were going ploughing with him. Before ploughing they were stowing out a loft, they put the collar outside the door. When the horse saw the collar, he put his head into it(continues on next page)
