School: Scoil N. Íde

Location:
Márthain, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0420, Page 209

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  1. Bhí tobar i Leath-taoibh Mór i n-aice na scoile go nglaodhtar air Tobar a’ Chapaill. Do rhagadh muinntir a’ bhaile turas ann ‘Lá Sin Seáin’. Do bhí Sasanach ar an mbaile agus bhí capall caoch aige. Bhíodh sé ag stealla mhagadh fé na daoine nuair a deiridís leis go mbíodh leigheas sa tobar.
    Lá an turasa dúbhairt sé go dtriallfadh sé féin an bobhta so féuchaint an raibh an ceart aca. Léim sé ar a chapall agus seo leis timcheall an tobair.
    Leigheasfadh an capall ach buaileadh an Sasanach dall. Sin é an fáth go nglaodhach tobar a’ chapaill ar an dtobar.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Mhuircheartaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Fearghíosa
    Age
    86
    Address
    Imileá an Bhóthair, Co. Kerry