School: Glaise an Choinnlín (C.), Áth Treasna (roll number 12321)
- Location:
- Clashykinleen East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Ghealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 340
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- Story (9) When the Fena were in Ireland long ago, one of the Fena named Oscar was hunting near this place. A girl fell in love with him and she followed him every where.
This day he was coming to the Araglen near Kiskeam. He was on horseback. He saw the girl after him. He made the horse gallop for to jump the Araglen so that he could get away from her, but when he came to the river Oscar and the horse fell in.
When the girl came to the river, she put one foot on one bank and her other foot on the other bank and she crossed the river. When she saw Oscar and his horse in the river she said what an amasán she was to be in love with a man who could not cross the river on horseback, and herself could cross it on foot.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clashykinleen West, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Daniel Sheahan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clashykinleen West, Co. Cork
