School: Gleann Gort, Caisleán Nua Thiar (roll number 7329)
- Location:
- Glengort South, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0492, Page 193
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- Long ago there was a man. And he had a farm of land. And his cows were dying. In his land there was a fort. He had a black cow that was near calving. One day he came to see the cow in the field. He had to cross the fort. He heard a (woman) child crying in the fort. He heard a woman saying "Be quiet now baby when the black cow will calve you will have enough of milk". He went home and he told the story to his wife and she said "If you hear her saying it again offer her the black cow". The next day(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maisie Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknadiha, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Julia Curtin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toornafulla, Co. Limerick
