School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón
- Location:
- Roundstone, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Ambrós Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0007, Page 022
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- (continued from previous page)money and he said he would call for the pig again. He continued his journey until he came to another house. He went in and the woman of the house welcomed him and asked him where he came from. He said he came from Heaven. "oh sit down" said the woman. "and did you see my Darby in it?" "I did" said the man. "He told me to come here and get food for him. We're scarce in food there are so many coming to it". The woman filled a cart with food and harnessed a horse to it. The man went homewards but he knew that the woman's husband would follow him and take the horse and cart from him. He left them by the side of the road and went back towards the woman's house and lay down on a hillock. After a while he saw a man running towards him. The man asked him if he saw a man with a horse and cart pass by. The man on the hillock said he was looking at him and he began looking up(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Dundas
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Richard Dundas
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Roundstone, Co. Galway
