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 145
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- Tade Leary of Tig-lice-Finne was up on the hill one day. He saw a colt with a ribbon round his neck. The colt began to follow him and Tade began to run. He made the house as fast as he was able and the colt after him. When he got into the house he called his sister to come and see the colt. She came to the door and looked at him. She got sick a few days after and died.
A mhac a inish an scéal dom.
- Informant
- Mr Leary
- Gender
- Male
- One night about forty years ago a gang of youngsters were inside in Jim Leary's house in Baile an Chalaidh. Some of them were from the houses around and when it was time they got ready to go home. When they came outside the door they saw an old woman kneeling just beside it. They ran away and from the description they(continues on next page)
