School: Pollréamoinn (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Pollremon, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Duibhghiolla
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- (continued from previous page)a mile and then he died. A short while after that two went to the fair of blaremorris with two horses. They went into a house and got lodgings. The people of the house asked them did they come far and they said that they come far and they said that they came from Dunmore. Then the woman said these words in Irish, "O mo oeon dur Mor arus mo susear mac." Then the men looked at teach other and they knew that they would do something to them. The men took off their coats and hats and hung them up on the wall. They got their supper and ate it. Then they said that they would have to feed the horses before they would to to bed. They left their coats and hats after them so that the people of the house would not notice them going. They shook the hay that they were going to give the horses under their feet on the stone of the yard. Then they saddled the horses and went as fast as they could or they would be killed. They were very happy when they(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Connally
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Parkbaun, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Parsons
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Pollremon, Co. Galway
