School: Sailcheartáin (Sillahetane), Dúnmaonmhuighe
- Location:
- Sillahertane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Íte Ní Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0304, Page 061
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- Long ago there lived a man and his son, who knew how to make a drink out of heather.
They were making so much money on it, that one day some men came and threatened to shoot them if they would not tell them how to make the drink.
The father said he would not, and they told him they would shoot him. He was afraid if he were shot, his son would give the men the recipe for the drink so he said "Shoot my son first, and then shoot me".
The men shot them both and since then nobody ever found out how to make that drink.
- Informant
- Mr Dan Hurley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Milane, Co. Cork
