School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

Location:
Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 351

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    black. The mountains appear to come nearer, and they also appear black. The insects give signs also. The crane flys very low, when the rain is coming. The curlew or 'pilbín starts to cry and flys about the moorland.
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  2. Once upon a time, there lived a man who was very fond of shooting. One day, he went out and shot a crow, and he said to himself that he would like to get a wife with hair as black as the raven's feathers, with cheeks as red as the reddest blood, and with skin as white as the whitest snow.
    He looked round and saw a little red man, and told him that he was
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    Folktales index
    AT0513: The Extraordinary Companions
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Tobin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Martin Tobin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon