School: Urhan (C.) (roll number 12260)
- Location:
- Urhin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eimile Ní Urdail
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- (continued from previous page)played the match and Crowley played a great match and won the game for them.
They went back to Ballycrovane and Crowley went home. He went to Mass the next Sunday and after Mass the old man came to him again and said. "You did a brave act last Sunday night", and now there is another task before you to night. There are six men going over to Kerry for a girl. She is a lonely daughter, her father has not got but her. They will come by road with her and if you will be brave enough to take her off them. If you would stay in a lonely part of the road, that is east of the boundary. They will be coming about one oclock in the night. You will hear them coming as they will be coming quickly. They will have the coffin on their shoulders. "Have a stick in your hand, pull the coffin from their shoulders and threaten them to keep clear of you or you strike them with the stick. Dont be afraid of them take off the lid of the coffin and take(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Arachtáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caherkeen, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Micheál ó Arachtáin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Caherkeen, Co. Cork
