School: Cill Chuana (roll number 12782)
- Location:
- Kilcoona, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Conáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0064
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- (continued from previous page)window in the form of a swan at twelve on the following day. The son did not believe Donal but at twelve o’clock that day the swan came on the window. Donal got married and the son gave back the pot to the woman and arrested the steward. One day Donal and his wife went for a drive in a carriage drawn by four horses. They came to Donal’s old home. His mother and his brothers were at the door. They heard the carriage coming and the mother said, “maybe it might be Donal that’s in it,” His brothers said “where would Donal get a carriage and four horses.” When the carriage came outside the door it stood Donal came out and went into the house. He gave them a purse of money and brought his mother with him. They lived happily ever after.
- Informant
- Martin Dooley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Kilcoona, Co. Galway
