School: Rath Cruachan

On this page

1. Story

   “About forty years ago a man from Rathcroghan went to a fair in Boyle with pigs.”

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   About forty years ago a man from Rathcroghan went to a fair in Boyle with pigs. It was late in the day when he sold the pigs. When he got paid for them he went to get his dinner. It was about eight o'clock when he started for home and was getting dark. When he was about a mile this side of the Town a stranger got up on the cart beside him without speaking. They travelled together without speaking for a half-mile when suddenly two men appeared out of the hedge. They told the men on the cart to put their hands up. As they came to the cart the stranger hit one of them in the face and they both dropped dead. When they were nearing Rathcroghan the pony started to swell.

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Jones

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glenballythomas, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Richard Scott

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glenballythomas, Co. Roscommon