School: Foynes (C.) (roll number 2814)
- Location:
- Foynes, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eithne Ní Mhaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 092
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- Once there was a poor woman living in the country and had a young family. There was a fort near her house and one day a black cow came out of the fort and she milked her. She used to milk her like this for a long time and this morning when she was turning the cow away the cow she hit her with the spansel and the cow went into the fort and never came back after. The old saying is "never hit the cow with a spansel when turning her away.
- There was a man cutting down trees in a fort near Shanagolden and he was cutting the trees a small man came forth and told him to stop. The man said he would if he liked. "You will" said the little man "if I bring my crowd around you."
- Poll an Eas is a waterfall near Glin. There is the shape of a coffin, a pot, a horse-shoe, a horse's hoof and a donkey hoof made by the action of the water. It is said that long ago there was a skin fold of gold burried there and that the river was crossed three times before being burried. When the old people tried to get it the river overflowed its banks to a considerable extent and formed a waterfall.
- Collector
- Caitlín Nic Uilleagóid
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr A. Tailor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Foynes, Co. Limerick
