School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher
- Location:
- Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 287
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- A man had seven sons but not one little daughter although he wished for one. At last a daughter was born to them. Great joy but the child was very small and slight and so weak that feared it would die. So the father sent the sons to get water to baptize her. But the sons let the pitcher fall into the well.
Then they did not know what to do. They would not go home without the water. As they were not returning the father said I wish they would turn into Ravens. The words were scarcely uttered than the children were turned into Ravens. They flew over his head.
He felt very sad. One day the daughter heard some people taking about the misfortune she had caused to her brothers.
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- Collector
- Tod Holden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
