School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)
- Location:
- Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 095
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- About 100 years ago, there lived on Hugh Coliary's land at Carrowmably a man named "Gabhadh." One night he was tying his horse in the stable, he looked up, he saw a strange man standing nearby. The stranger addressed "Gabhadh". He asked him if he would go a certain journey with him. "Is it far" asked Gabhadh, "not very" said he. They set off. When they had gone some distance the stranger said to Gabhadh "I want you to play a game of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Tiernan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Dowd
- Gender
- Male
