School: Mín na Cille, Mainistir na Féile (roll number 16239)

Location:
Meenkilly, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Dúnadhuighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0494, Page 192

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  1. One day there was a man on his way from a fair. It was May day and as he was walking along the road he saw a woman who had a white sheet and as she was going along she said. "All for me, all for me" and the man said "half for me." He went home and when they were milking the cows they could not (get) any milk from them. The priest had to come and the man told him the story. The priest said that the woman was taking antoher womens goods and was doing it by the power of the devil and the man had half of it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mairé Ní Choileáin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Broderick
    Gender
    Male