School: Lochán Mór
- Location:
- Loughane More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)The smith's cow, known as the Glas Gaibhleann was also a famous being. She used to jump across Scoil in the morning and feed only on certain fields on her way to Cnocgoora. On her way back in the evening she would stop and fill a bucket for anybody who would want to milk her; jump back into Oileán Aolbhach and still have enough left for the Gaidhleann.
One person, in order to find out exactly how long she would keep giving milk, started milking her into a bottomless bucket. When the Glas Gaidhleann looked back, expecting the milker to be finished and saw all her milk(continues on next page)
