School: Cromán (B.) (roll number 12820)
- Location:
- Cromane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Stiophán Ó Cobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0437, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)about him and they resolved to shoot him.
He heard they were coming.
They came on horse back and went through every man's field of oats and hay and gave no satisfaction.
The whiskey-maker asked one of the neighbours to bring him on his back and he did.
He brought him to Dan Shea's sliabh where the horses would bog.
He told them to stuff the pipe with bog stuff - so they did.
When the English fired with their guns the pipe would sound like a horn.
He told them to fling it as far as they could,
It fell into the lake and is there still.
- Sgeal
Bhí Ri ann fadó agus do bhí fear ag obair leis. Dubhairt sé leis an bhfear gé do chur síos dó. Do chuir sé síos an gé agus nuair do bhí an gé breithe, do thóg sé suas an gé agus d'ith sé cos di. Díarr an Rí air cad d'imtig ar an gcois eile. Dubhairt an fear ná raibh ach aon chos ar an ngé. Lá na dhíaidh, bhí an Rí agus an fear ag(continues on next page) - Collector
- Pádraig F. Mach Cárthaig
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Máire Bean Thomáis Uí Conchúbhair
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Cromane Upper, Co. Kerry
