School: Mullach na Sídhe (B.) (roll number 15425)
- Location:
- Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0239, Page 245
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- (continued from previous page)The other man came out and when he was about to hit the fox the head of the hatchet fell off and he shouted, "head gone," the other man thought it was the foxes head and he let go the tail and the fox ran off again. 4-11-'37
I got this story form a man called John Connor of Leitrim, Fairymount.
Eoġan Ó Beirn. Std. 5
- Once upon a time a young tinker and his intended bride went to the Church to get married. On arriving there they hadn't any marriage money so the priest refused to marry them. The young intended Mrs Tinker asked the priest to wait a few minutes and she would borrow the money. She ran out and where did she go but into the priests house. She asked the maid for the priest's over-coat as the day was cold and he was feeling chilly(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pronnsias Ó Ríagán
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tom Casserly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
