School: Ballinvella, Lios Mór (roll number 7880)

Location:
Ballinvella, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Áine Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 261

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  1. There was a very good blacksmith who lived in Moorehill Tallow Co. Waterford who was supposed to be the best tradesman in the Co. Waterford. He could make anything that a person wanted.
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  2. Scéal

    Tadhg Gan Eagla did not know what it was to be afraid. So he said to his people that he would go travelling, to try and discover something which would frighten him.

    Tadhg Gan Eagla did not know what it was to be afraid. So he said to his people that he would go travelling, to try and discover something which would frighten him.
    He went and on his way he called to the farmers' houses for lodgings. One night he called to a gentleman's castle. This gentleman had an old ruin nearby and anybody who ever stayed there was killed. When he heard of Tadggh's adventure he offered him the shelter of the old ruin for one night. Ha also invited him into his own castle for supper and supplied him with chalk pipes and tobacco with which to while away the weary
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    Folktales index
    AT0326: The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinaspick South, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Daniel Moloney
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Ballinaspick South, Co. Waterford