School: An Cheathrú Mhór
- Location:
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 134
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- There lived a poor man in Kilcummin named Kelly, and he lived very near the shore. He had only one cow, and the only grazing land he had for her was a cliff along the shore.
She had hardly any milk but she suddenly increased to milk. The man was surprised to see such a lot of milk on bad pasture.
Next day he let her out as usual along the cliff, and about mid-day he saw her out on the shore, and he thought she was licking a rock. She always came back to the house in the evening(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Mulloy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Mulloy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Killogeary, Co. Mayo
