School: Cill Críosta
- Location:
- Kilchreest, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cléirigh
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“Long ago a poor man was crossing a field where as he thought there were cows grazing, but he had not gone far when a bull followed him . . .”
(continued from previous page)gave him such a blow with his horns that he threw him over the hedge. As soon as the man stood up again he looked into the next field and saw the bull on his two knees tearing the ground.
"Yes" said the man talking to the bull "it is no use for you to be on your knees begging pardon and pretending you are sorry you surely meant what you did. "
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“About forty five years ago there lived a man named Shaun Mháire in Ballacurra. He was not a very clever man . . .”
About forty five years ago there lived a man named Shaun Mháire in Ballacurra. He was not a very clever man. One day he decided that he would go to Loughrea.
He owned a terrible rogue of an ass and wherever Shaun Mháire would put the ass he would not stay there. Before the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Anthony Cormican
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynacurragh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Cormican
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynacurragh, Co. Galway