School: Oileán Baoi (Dursey) (roll number 13138)
- Location:
- Dursey Island, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 101
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- (continued from previous page)any time but the right time. They say it isn't good or right.
To hear a hen crowing at any time is just as bad if not worse. When ever they hear a hen crowing, they pick her out straight and kill her and throw her away. They wouldn't think of eating her, and even though she might only crow once or a couple of times, the same thing is done to her.
There was a priest in here one time and as he was passing a hen crew some distance away from him.
"Id' mh'anam-sa dá mbeadh greim agam-sa ort," ar seisean, " go mbainfinn-se an ceann díot,"
- A good number of years ago Seana Thadhg na Cásca of Tig-Lic-a-Finne went out to a fair or on some journey. It was out in the month of November, and his son Batt was out net-fishing at the same time. Some time fairly early in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó hÚrdaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmichael, Co. Cork
