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   “Long ago there lived near Lough Gill in Sligo an old woman and her son, whose name was Séamus.”

   

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   could I look after her when I had no eyes at all. "What was the matter with your eyes" asked his mother, "Didn't the fairies drive their ball into one o them and made me stone blind for a long time, was his answer. It was too late that night to look for the cow, but as soon as morning came, Séamus and his mother set out in search of her. They searched high and low and at last Séamus saw the cow's horns sticking up our of a bog hole. "Mother said the boy here she is" Astore "asked the woman," In a boy hole said Séamus "They puller her out of course but she was dead. The loss of the cow cost Séamus many a tear, for now he was forced to work twice as hard as before. One day when he was coming down the hillside he saw two men minding a cow. "That is our cow," said Séamus, "No is is not" said one of the men, "Yes, it is" said Séamus leaving down his bundle and taking the cow by the horns, then the men offered him a lot of money for her, but he would not sell her. They then asked him to come and live with them in their palace. He would not do that either. He drove the cow

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Padraig Ó Higín

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Occupation

   Feirmeoir

   Address

   Kilconly, Co. Galway