School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)

Location:
Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 536

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    A story.
    Once there was man coming from the fair of Claremorris with bonhams in a cart. He was gone a long peice when he missed the bonhams. He had a bad crib and he lost the bonhams. He had passed "Poll a Phúca". He was drunk and he turned round on the road and went searching for the bonhams. It was about two o'clock in the night. When he was at "Poll a Phúca" something like a dog followed him. He was coming near the cart another dog jumped in and would not let him in. They kept on like this until they came to "Poll a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilkeeran, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Ryan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilkeeran, Co. Mayo