School: Ráth na Loch (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 16999)
- Location:
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Donnchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 022
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- (continued from previous page)he was to be eaten by a poisonous black dog. They said there was a dog in the house to protect him for the night.The [?] fought a great battle all night, and [?] he was leaving in the morning they gave him the dog. He travelled all day until he came to a house. He told them his story and he asked for lodgings.They asked him to have supper. He said "No. I am to be eaten by a poisonous black dog."As one dog saved your life last night, two will save you tonight. They fought a great battle that night and kept the poisonous black dog away.They gave him the second dog in the morning. He travelled all day until he came to a small house in the evening. They asked him to eat and he said no that he was to be eaten by a poisonous black dog.They said they had another(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Ned Kerrisk
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Killeentierna, Co. Kerry
