School: An Góilín, An Sciobairín (roll number 5656)
- Location:
- Goleen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: P. Ó Meádhra
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- (continued from previous page)life. "Oe C'm ainn" Gosling used to say. "tá Casgal món ont" the horse used to say and he used to laugh. "Toss him daddy and roll (rowl) him" the foal used say. Gosling took out a knife & he said he'd drive it through him if he didn't take him home. The horse turned and galloped towards Gosling's house and near Rathúra there was a big soft patch of mud and he threw him headlong into it, and went away cracking (breaking) his sides laughing.
- Tis said that if you were travelling at night alone you should never speak to anyone, nor answer a call, or you should'nt speak to anyone at night if you were going for a nurse.
The norries (herons) were at Hungerford's wood and they make a terrible racket in the night time. Paddy Hall from Clohánn was going east one night on a saddle horse and he heard all the noise and he thought what the norries were saying was, -
"Paddy Hall form Clochán go home"
He turned his horse and cleared away home as fast as he could.
