School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 166
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“One night a man was coming home from a wake.”
(continued from previous page)you all right, now?" The man did not answer. He is dead now for ten years.
Fairy Animals
“Once upon a time a fairy cow came into a farmer's land and she was a great cow.”
Once upon a time a fairy cow came into a farmer's land and she was a great cow. The farmer had her for seven years and she had seven calves. This cow would not leave any other one milk her but the farmer. One night when she was inside the stall, his neighbour, who was very jealous, came in and put a spansel [spancel] on the cow(continues on next page) - Collector
- Teresa Shanahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockane, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Shanahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockane, Co. Kerry