School: Oileán Baoi (Dursey) (roll number 13138)

Location:
Dursey Island, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 128

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    house, so in he went to redden his pipe. He asked the man of the house were the people from the place out seining and he said no – that they weren’t.
    This puzzled him more than ever, but when he had his pipe reddened he left, and started off again with his cow. He was the first man to reach the Square in Castletown, and there was no trace to be seen of the man that was before him out all the time.
    Níl aon bhréag sa mhéid sin thuas mar is é an fear ó Chloichín gur thárla sé dhó a bhí á innsint do'n fear a innis dómh-sa é.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    James Dudley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmichael, Co. Cork