School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)
- Location:
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 084
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- (continued from previous page)When the boy had enough eaten he put on the horn again on the bull. The bull told him to get up on his back and hold his horns well. The boy got up on his back and away with the bull up the field until he got to the house and he let a roar that shook the house.
The old step mother was at the door, and the bull gave a leap on top of her and killed her.
There were people from all parts of the country with swords and knives and sticks trying to kill the bull and they were not able.
The bull leaped across hedges and ditches until he came to a big wood. Here they both stayed for the night, and when morning came they got up and took their breakfast and started(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hubert Reynolds
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tooman, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Paddy Reynolds
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 20
- Address
- Tooman, Co. Leitrim
