School: Granagh (B.), Brúgh Ríogh (roll number 9927)
- Location:
- Greanach, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Spiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0499, Page 098
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- (continued from previous page)on the cattle and upon many of the people of Ireland. Illan Bee began to think to himself when he was alone what he would do, or what was in the big rooms when they told him not to stir past the door of the room. He started walking up and down the great hall looking up at the heights of the partitions between the rooms he was told not to go into. There was a sound out of one room like a spinning wheel, and from another room the sound of a grinding quern. And from the third room the falling of a hammer. Illan Bee stood outside the first door. "Whosover is within stand close under the partition" said he. Then he made a standing jump and landed on the middle of the floor inside. He found inside two pretty girls with bad clothes and broken shoes. What are ye doing here? asked Illan Bee?" said the two girls. Get out of this as quickly as you can said the girls for as sure as your(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Dunworth
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Fearann an Rí, Co. Luimnigh
