School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 134
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“There was a woman living in Cnocabhóthairín with her daughter.”
(continued from previous page)an attempt made to carry away her mother's husband too but that he would be saved by the cock. Sometime after that the husband was coming home late at night and he went into a field where he saw a number of people playing foot-ball. They kicked the ball before him on the path. He stooped down to catch the ball but what was it but a human skull. He threw it from him and ran home. His wife was in bed before him. When he went to bed he was telling his wife the story and she said she always told him not to be out late at night. Before he had the story finished the cock flew down into the room and he jumped into the bed and began crowing. His wife caught the man as he caught a stick to strike(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Cróinín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Scrahan, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Seán Ó Connaill
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80