School: Bouleenshere (C.) (roll number 12865)
- Location:
- Booleenshare, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mary A. Walsh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417, Page 363
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- (continued from previous page)the dinner. The potatoes were boiling all day and still they were not boiled. The husband came home to his dinner, but the wife could not boil the potatoes. At last the husband asked - "Where did you get the water" and she replied "In the well". "Take it up" he said and put the water from the other well instead on them. She did so and immediately the potatoes were cooked.
Even since, no one would use the waters of "Tobar na Súile" for cooking or washing.This story is told by the old people who live beside the well. I got it from my grand-mother Mrs McGrath, who now lives in the village of Ballyheigue.Bridie Horgan,
Ballinclemesig,
Ballyheigue.
- Collector
- Bridie Horgan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinclemesig, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Grath
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyheige, Co. Kerry
