School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)

Location:
Ardfield, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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    his astonished-ment his cows wouldnt have any milk he was a very bold brave man and he said that he would find out what was happening his cows so the next night he made himself up and took a black thorn stick with him he concealed himself up and in a corner of the field where the cows were and about midnight he saw something circuling around the cows around he made a bound towards it and when he was just longside it he hit it with a blow of the black thorn stick it rolled away as quick as it could and he kept hitting it with his black
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunowen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Michael Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunowen, Co. Cork