School: Ballyleague (roll number 5973)
- Location:
- Ballyleague, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Patrick O' Dowd
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- (continued from previous page)of the Shannon. When she was on it a few months he noticed her making a springing, and it was a fairy bull that came out of the Shannon and put the calf in her When her time was up she had a bull calf, and as they were not being bought he sent for butcher Gaffey to kill the calf. As soon as the butcher was going in on the door to where the calf was (going) he let a roar that shook the wall of the house, and the butcher fainted.
He had to be carried home, but another butcher killed the calf. The meat of the calf was called veal, and was very soft. A calf was three and sixpence at that time. Sometimes the people ate potatoes while sitting on stool and two others held up the basket for them. There was very(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P.J. Glennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonaddra, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Peter Glennon Senior
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonaddra, Co. Roscommon
