School: Baile Uí Fhiacháin

Location:
Newport, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 037

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  1. Once upon a time when my grandfather was alive he was a great shot. Very strange things happened. This day he was shooting along by a lake. A woodcock rose up and at the same moment a salmon leaped up out of the water. My grandfather pulled the trigger and and shot the woodcock and salmon. He laughed so much at the idea that he fell back and smothered a hare.
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    Folktales index
    AT1890: The Lucky Shot
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádhraig Ó Máille
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Carrow More, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick O' Malley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrow More, Co. Mayo