School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 189
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- (continued from previous page)and a big one '' So Pat followed him and was brought up to a great dark castle and was soon standing before the open door. '' There now, '' said the little man '' you can walk right in, '' and when Pat turned round to look at him he was gone. ''
So Pat walked in for he was tired and hungry and was glad to get shelter anywhere. So he came up to a door through an archway. He walked down a long hall or passage and at last came to an open door on the right. There was no light only the light that came from the big fire on the hearth. He went up to it.
'' Begorra but that itself is a grand thing on such a night as this. '' There were plenty of grand chains all round the room Pat fixed himself at the fire and was saying to himself '' What good luck I have now if I could get something to eat I'd be all right. ''
So he began to look about him and to his great joy he saw plenty of beef hanging over the fire on the wall
'' Begorra says Paddy, '' this is great luck, '' I just roast a griskin, I don't see any bread. '' So he roasted a good lump of meat and ate it, and had just finished it when in walked two black bulls, a little distance apart, and across their heads they carried a black coffin. Paddy turned round(continues on next page)
- Informant
- B. O' Grady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
