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  1. A Story about a Fort

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    One evening a young man was driving home the cows. He was just passing a fort when he heard a child crying inside. In joking he said (out loud to the fort) "Come and milk one of these cows not to that child be hungry".
    An invisible person came and drove the cows
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    Over 80
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry