School: An Chathair Mhór (roll number 13249)

Location:
Knockroe Middle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Súilleabháin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 176

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Long ago there lived a man in the Sliabh about half a mile or so to the South-west of the Cahermore School. He had a very bad disease and when he died no one would come to his funeral. Three men came to his house and they coffined him and they shouldered him across the hill and when they came to the top of the hill to the west of 'Mullach na Croise' all the sheep of the hill followed them to the graveyard and remained there till the man was buried.

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This version of this story says that the Corpse was carried across the hill and buried at the old burial place at Cluin.
Another version says that he was buried in the Cillíneach adjacent to his home.
See next page.

Collector
James Murphy
Gender
male
Age
11
Address
Knockroe Middle, Co. Cork
Informant
Tim O' Sullivan
Gender
male
Age
74
Address
Knockroe Middle, Co. Cork
Language
English