Scoil: Curraigh (B.) (uimhir rolla 12066)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. (gan teideal)

   “One night a man was coming from the fair of Ballina.”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   One night a man was coming from the fair of Ballina. It was twelve o'clock when he reached Tourlestrane chapel. He came through Benada where a sheep without a head appeared to him. The sheep disappeared when they had walked together for one hundred yards. Then a girl appeared to him and walked along with him until he came to Deauris. He came to a little house on the road side. He knocked at the door. The people were saying the rosary when he went in. When he saw them kneeling he turned out again. The girl accompanied him again until he came to Dauris river. There was no bridge there at the time but stepping stones. She went across the river first. She never turned round until she came to the middle of the river. Then she turned and questioned. Whatever question she asked him he was able to answer her. When he answered her she went on ahead until she got to the other side. They went on together until he came to his own land. He had to cross a fence before he got to his own house and when they were both on the fence he jumped on to this own land and she disappeared. There was a shout raised as if by a thousand people. He rushed to his own house which was only

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Anthony Hennigan

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Seoladh

   An Móinteach, Co. Shligigh

   Faisnéiseoir

   Martin Hennigan

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   65

   Seoladh

   An Móinteach, Co. Shligigh