School: Radharc na Sionainne, Lios Uí Chathasaigh (roll number 10741)
- Location:
- Furroor, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Seasnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 400a
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Old Songs and Stories (continued)
“Ná ragad-sa bás go brát ¶ Nár fáighimíd an t-sarghal so”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- There were cats there one time and they used to gather into a barn telling stories every night. There were two living in another place. Their names were "Murcadh Mór" "Murcadh Beag." The king gave a party and the two cats were there. Murcadh Mór did something wrong at the party and the kings daughter beat him. Murcadh Mór spat into her milk and poisoned it. The kings daughter drank it and she got very sick. The king promised that who ever would cure here would get her in marriage. There were doctors from all over the world trying to cure her but they could not succeed. So this night the cats were telling stories and(continues on next page)