School: Baile Caisleáin an Róistigh (B.) (roll number 14107)
- Location:
- Castletownroche, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Luineacháin
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“One day Finn Mac Cool and his men were hunting near a place called Conva - More Ballyhooly.”
One day Finn Mac Cool and his men were hunting near a place called Conva-More Ballyhooly.
(Conva-more was the seat of the Earl of Listowel)
The river Blackwater was in flood, the deer they were hunting jumped into the water, the dogs followed into the flooded river, many of them were drowned, and ever since the place is called Conabhádh Mór - the great drowning of the hounds.
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Luinneacháin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Príobhoide
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“St Patrick was travelling through the country, and one hot day feeling thirsty went into an ale house for a drink of ale or beer.”
St. Patrick was travelling through the country, and one hot day feeling thirsty went into an ale house for a drink of ale or beer. The woman of the house gave him a pint of beer, but did not fill the measure to the brim.
The Saint noticed the woman's miserliness and at the same time also noticed that she had a very fine fat cat on the counter or table.
The Saint advised the woman to fill the measures properly in future, and that she(continues on next page)