School: Doire na Groighe (C.), An Bhán-tír (roll number 7451)
- Location:
- Dernagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 366
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- (continued from previous page)he had a wooden plug to drive in the hole When he had enough of stout drawn they both drank by the fire side.
Next day the man went to a friend's funeral a good distance off. The sister was sitting by the fire when she thought of the porter. She drank a few basins more and she did not put the plug in right. The porter was dripping on to the floor. She had big white ducks each as big as a goose which came in and drank the porter. They got drunk and they fell asleep and when they awoke they went towards the fire and there was not a bigger sight the day of the threshing than the ducks with burned backs, wings & legs. The day of the threshing they were drawing the porter into a pan and the Calves came along and drank it and got drunk.
- The following story is a true one.
It was told to me by Mr Daniel Guerin Coolclougher. In the townland of Ballyhoulihan lived a man named "Bacac O Leary" He had a charm that he used to put over the door when he was leaving. He was sleeping in a house in Ballyholihan one night.
He was not thankful to his lodgings and(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mr Daniel Guerin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolcloher South, Co. Cork
