School: Béal an Dá Chab (C.) (roll number 14226)
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 422
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During the time of the Land League a man lived near Lough One and he owned a small farm. He kept three cows, and they were his only means of living.
One day he left the cows to graze in a field near the lake and every two hours he used to see them.
He came to see them at two o'clock one day, but there was only one cow in the field.
He informed his landlord and he sent armed men to search for the lost cows.
One their arrival at the place they saw a four-footed animal coming out of the lake to take the third cow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Coughlan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
