School: Iomaire Buí (B.) (roll number 9817)
- Location:
- Ummeraboy East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 278
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- (continued from previous page)When he saw them coming towards him at his hiding place in Droumscarra He jumped across the Araglen and broke his leg. Donal was captured by the English, near Cullen, and put to deat afterwards. There is an old tradition that as he was jumping across the river Araglen, he threw a crock of Gold into a marshy swamp and several people have triedfor the hidden treasure, but it has not been found.
- The following is a song sung locally which tells of Donal and his sweetheart. It was written by the poet Edward Walsh who lived for a while in this locality on the banks of the Araglen near the school.At the dance at the village thy light foot was fleetest
And thy voice made the concert of maidens was sweetest.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Edmund Mc Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Doonasleen East, Co. Cork
- Informant
- David Scannell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Doonasleen East, Co. Cork
