School: Clonrye
- Location:
- Cluain Riabhach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: S. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 310
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- One fine moon lit night some tomboys were roudying around the Church crossing as it is called in this district The roudying came to such a pitch that the boys began to fight between themselves as they had a little too much poteen in them. Just as the fight was as its highest a noise came from a fort which is above the crossing as if the earth had opened and up on a stone beside the boys jumped a big black dog and from his eyes fire spurted. The tomboys ran for their lives and I need scarcely say that they never collected on the Church crossing again.
- Collector
- Benny Mc Caffrey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cluain Fada, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- John Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cluain Fada, Co. Mhuineacháin
