School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)
- Location:
- Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cáitlín Ní Mhiothagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 411
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“Long ago there was an old woman who had a stray cow which came to her.”
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Long ago there was an old woman who had a stray cow which came to her. She kept looking for the owner for a long time but could not find one. She kept the cow on and it had seven calves. One morning as she was sweeping out the door step with a heather bissim the cow came past and she hit the cow with the bissim. The cow (came) took her seven calves with her and went into a lough. It is since an old saying that no one should hit a cow with a heather bissim.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid U. Harkin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clehagh, Co. Donegal