School: Altóir, Tuar Mór, An Sciobairín (roll number 12071)
- Location:
- Altar, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Henry Evanson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0287, Page 310
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- Some years ago there lived in this district a man named Tom Donovan.
People long ago had to go far away to get a suit of clothes made.
There was at that time a tailor in Ballydevlen, and Tom went to him to get a suit of clothes made.
The tailor told him that he would have the suit of clothes made for him if he would about 12 o'clock the next night, so Tom said to him that he would.
Then Tom went home.
When the next night came Tom started off on his journey.
There was an old road from Toormore to Ballydevlen at that time, and Tom went that way.
As he was going across a field at 12 o'clock he saw a lot of boys dressed in red coats and caps and they were playing Hockey.
"Good" said Tom "and where are you going."
They made him no answer.
Tom asked again and they said "we are going to the New Found Out."
Then they took up their hurleys and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Allen
- Address
- Boulysallagh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Allen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Boulysallagh, Co. Cork
