School: Sraithín (roll number 12808)

Location:
Sraheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Croidhean

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There was once a man and he was a protestant.

There was once a man and he was a protestant. He had two dogs and he wouldent give them away for any money. One day he lost a sheep and he went in search of her on horse-back. As he was going by a grave-yard he saw a white thing in one corner of it so he came off his horse and tied him to a bush. So he went into the grave-yard. If he passed the gate his own two dogs would eat him. So he set the two dogs in and he came up to where his horse was tied and he went riding on him and he came away and when he had gone a little bit he could see sparks of fire in the air. He called his dogs and he went home and went to bed and when he arose next morning the two dogs were lying dead under the bed.

Collector
Edward Kirby
Gender
male
Address
Stonehall, Co. Mayo
Informant
Patrick Walshe
Gender
male
Age
40
Occupation
farmer
Address
Gorteen, Co. Mayo
Language
English