School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- An Uaimh, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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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 was once a recluse living on a little holding on what is now the Dunmoe Estate one owned by the Darcys. All he had was one old sheep + some goats. It was generally believed that the old man had taught the sheep to talk. Word at this reached the Darcys + one of them called to the house of the old man to investigate. The old man did not encourage visitors + his place was avoided.
When Darcy called the old man was out and the door was shut. Darcy raised the latch + entered + when he stood inside in the gloom a voice greeted him in Gaelic with "Bail o Dia art" + Darcy replied in the same tongue. Then there was a pause and the hidden speaker said "[?] scop". Before Darcy could do so the old man returned and broke into a torrent of abuse in Gaelic of the visitor/the old man(continues on next page)
