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 353
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- (continued from previous page)stone in the middle of the river. He crossed on to the stepping stone safely, but he was flung into the middle of the river.
His foot met a pointed stone, and it cut his knee through his trousers, and it also cut his trousers. He got out of the river, and he was very wet. He went home and he went to bed.
At rising time his wife got up. He told her he was sick, and tired after playing football through the night, and that be could not get up. She would not believe that he was playing football, but he told her to look at his trousers.
She found it very wet, and a patch was cut from it, where the stone met it.
She also saw the cut knee.
This man remained in bed for many weeks, and he died.
It is supposed the fairies wanted him to play their games of football, as he was a good footballer.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena C. Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Reanagashel, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Pat T. Murphy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reanagashel, Co. Cork
