School: Oileán Baoi (Dursey) (roll number 13138)
- Location:
- Dursey Island, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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- XML “The Sinking of The Rio at Oileán Aolbhach”
- XML “Killing of Crowing Hens”
- XML “Boat of Butter Lost at Faill an Ime”
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- The people of this Island wouldn't like to hear a cock crowing early in the night or(continues on next page)
- A small boat was passing down a pass Dursey long ago. She had a cargo of butter. She ran into a thick fog and lost her way. She struck a cliff on the north side of Dursey Island a little east of Maoil. She was broken up and ferkins of butter fell out. The Dursey people saved a lot of butter. The Cliff is called " Faill an Ime " but it isn't known whether it had the name before this happening or not.