School: Sruthar (C.)
- Location:
- Shrule, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Éanacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0102, Page 185
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- (continued from previous page)Shouted back at him "Have you the rogue caught" She made a spring as if to knock the man down. The man gave a side jump, and avoided her. His courage began to waver, as it dawned upon him that this enemy of his was the "Morning Spirit". Still he kept his presence of mind, and kept baffling her with his blackthorn, at the same time backing towards the mearing wall. He knew that if he got over the mearing wall she could follow him no farther. When he came to within a yard or two of the wall, he made a spring for it, at the same time giving a back stroke of the hawthorn to the woman, which knocked her to the ground; as she was falling she said, "You are a brave man, but you may thank your blackthorn, an the mearing, or you would be a dead man."From neighbour, Mrs. Thornton, 90yrs
- Collector
- Nóra Ní Bhuachalla
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kill, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Thornton
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
