School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 2278)
- Location:
- Millstreet, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 155
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- There are many ancient tales connected with Millstreet and its surroundings and this is one of them.
This incident happened about five miles from Millstreet at a place Cullen. A certain woman lived there and every morning she used to go to the forge nearby for a few coals of fire to start her own fire. This morning she went as usual for the coals.
The blacksmith admired her feet. She, on hearing the praise looked down at her feet and felt quite vain of them.
Suddenly her apron which contained the coals took fire and she cursed the blacksmith.
Never has there been a forge in Cullen since nor I suppose never shall. This woman was supposed to be St Laterian. Neither can a forge be within a mile of Cullen except its door is turned away from that village or else the fire wont light in it.
- Collector
- Síghle Ní Chróinín
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millstreet, Co. Cork
