School: Naomh Seosamh, Shrule
- Location:
- Shrule, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Reachtaire
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- (continued from previous page)him to tie the lion, the hare and the fox with it. She asked him was he the cause of killing her son. Pat said he was and then the two started to fight. Pat cried for help but she said “tighten on rib”. When she had him nearly killed she turned himself and his animals into green stones with a wand.
When Mike came to where the knife was he pulled it out. One side was (rusuy) rusty and he knew Pat was in trouble. He went the same road and came to the same town and he inquired of the king if he saw his brother pat. The king said he went hunting the day before and did not return. He went out himself and rose the same deer. The deer hid behind the same rock. Mike (took) stood upon the rock and saw the light. He went towards it and asked for lodgings. She gave him a rib to tie his animals. Mike threw the rib outside the door. After a while she went out and killed a sheep and eat it all (herslf) herself. Mike said she was very mean when she would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paul Bohan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Bohan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
