School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín
- Location:
- Kilcoe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 159
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- (continued from previous page)these words, "Turn me over and you shall see."
When Burke read this he was delighted as he he thought he had come to the gold at last. But alas after much difficulty they at least raised the stone only to to read on it, "Turn me back again."
That is how Burke was paid for all his labour.
- Long ago in the townland of Skeagh there lived two brothers whose names were Tom and Paddy. Tom was rich and Paddy was very poor.One day the two brothers had a dispute. During the quarrel Tom told Paddy that he would drown him. Paddy said he could if he liked. Then Tom put him into a bag and closed it firmly.Then he caught the bag and pulled it after him on his journey to Roaring-Water Bay. The man in the bag was singing all the way. "I'm going to Heaven alive in a bag." The day was very warm and when Tom arrived(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John O Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Skeagh, Co. Cork
