School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín
- Location:
- Kilcoe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 154
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- (continued from previous page)to send at once for the priest. When the priest arrived, the land-lord promised anything he would wish, so long as he would banish the animals from the house. The priest said all I wish for is to give me sufficient ground to enable me to build a Church. The land-lord gave him enough land to build Lisheen Church. The Church which is in Lisheen at the present time, stands in memory of this great mystery the priest worked.
- In olden times there lived a man and his wife, who was a nurse, near the townland of Caheragh. At that time women rode on side saddle behind their husbands as it was the only mode of conveyance. It happened one night that a handsome young man came on a call for the nurse. She got ready, and as was her usual habit, she went behind him on the saddle.The man drove off across a broad country, the night being so dark,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sighle Sexton
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Jermiagh Sexton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 28
- Address
- Foherlagh, Co. Cork
