School: Magoney

Location:
Magoney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Ní Mhaolchraoibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 482

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    very fond of her and she wanted him to married her so the boy married her and and he went off to the playing of the cards again. So the cardplayers asked him how was his wife doing and he said that she could not talk, and they told him to go to some rock and give her three drinks of water and that she would talk plenty, so he seen a light in this rock and he went over and got a golden vessel and took it home and gave her three drinks of it to her so she talk to him the whole night then and told him that she had three very nice cattle at home and she told him to go there and take them but my brother will try to stop you but take them so they follow him untill he was at his own field and thought to stop them and she helped him to put them into his own field. The brothers stood looking at her and said that she was their sister only that she was dead so she said that she was their sister that was taken away and that the cattle was hers and that she had a fortune to get along with the cattle.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Oilibh Nic Aodha Bhuidhe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Carrickykelly, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Woods
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Carrickykelly, Co. Monaghan