School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)
- Location:
- Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Brigid Prior
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- King Conor Mac Nessa was a powerful warrior , he was believed to be invulnerable. Some magician make it know that the only way to kill him was to take out some strong man's brains boil them as hard as a stone, and put these boiled brains into a sling and get one of the strongest soldiers to aim at Conor Mac Nessa's head with this sling.
The brains were got and the strongest man that could be found , got the sling and put the brains into it, and meeting Conor struck him a fierce blow . The ball of brains went into the back of his head.
Mac Nessa went to the most(continues on next page)- Collector
- Lizzie Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baranvalla, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- James Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Baranvalla, Co. Waterford