School: Cloonagh Boys' National School
- Location:
- Coolrawer, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: P. O Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0146
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- (continued from previous page)that she didn't", well says the woman, "when she'll calf will you tell me and I want forget it for you," The boy said "that he would.
That evening when he came home he told his master all about the woman. "Tell her he said but tell me first."
A few days afterwards the cows calved and the boy told his master, then he went and told the woman, when he landed they both went out to the field where the cow and calf were, and the master clapped a big fist of cow "dung" into the calf's mouth.
Now he said we'll go and see what that old "hayro" is up to do.
When they landed they saw the old woman sitting down beside a straw rope saying some words, at last she started milking the rope into a can, but the first thing she got in it was a fist of cow dung.
- Collector
- John Fleming
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mary Brett
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Cloonlaughil, Co. Sligo
