School: Caisleán na hÉille (The Neale)

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I bhfad ó shoin bhí fear darbh ainm dó Tadhg Ó Laife ‘na chomhnuidhe ar an Oileán Mhór. Bhí beirt nó triúr dearbhathair aige. Bhí siad beó bocht agus dubhairt Tadhg leis féin go rachfadh sé amach chun slighe bheatha a shaothrúghadh dó féin. Bhí go maith agus ní raibh go holc. D’imthigh sé leis go Conndae na Gaillimhe agus fuair sé maoirseacht annsin. Níorbh fhada dó ann gur phós sé bean de mhuinntir Oireachtaigh. Bean caol árd a bhí innti agus ní le grádh do Thadhg a phós sí é ach le saint do’n phost seasmhach a bhí aige. Réidhtigh an lánamhain nua-phósta go maith le n-a chéile agus bhí saol compórtamhail go leor aca. Bhí Tadhg sgathamh maith thuas ann nuair a cailleadh dearbhathair dó sa mbaile. Chuaidh cunntas suas aige le le comharsain muinntreach dhó. Do shroich an fear seo teach Thaidhg tar éis aistir fada. Bhuail sé isteach agus ní rasibh aoinne istigh ach bean Thaidhg. D’fhiafruigh sé dhi cé’n áit a raibh Tadhg Ó Laife agus d’innis sí dhó go raibh sé thíos sa gcoill ag baint Brosna. Ghabh sé síos san gcoill agus do nochtaigh sé a dhroch-sgéal do Thadhg. Thosuigh Tadhg a’ béiceadh, a’ caoineadh is a’ greadadh bos le briseadh croidhe
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Folktales index

AT1792A: The Priest's Pig
Language

Irish

Collector
Máire Ní Eithir
Other names

Máire Ní Eithir
Mary Haire
Gender

Female
Address

Ballyrourke, Co. Mayo

Informant
Liam Ó Oiscin
Other names

Liam Ó Oiscin
William Heskin
Relation

Unknown
Gender

Male
Age

77
Address

Ballyrourke, Co. Mayo

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