School: Granagh (B.), Brúgh Ríogh (roll number 9927)

Location:
Granagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Spiaráin
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  1. Long ago there lived a young man and his wife. This man had to pass a fort every night coming from work. One night was dusky and a big cat followed him from the fort. About a month after he was passing this fort he heard a lot of men talking and he listened and this is what he heard, "Man O - "Man - O -when you go home to night tell Bill the rover, that Pol Rover is dead. The man ran home and was afraid. When he went home and told his wife that he heard the queerest thing he ever heard. He told her his story and the cat was listening to him. When his story was finished the cat made for the door saying "míaow", "míaow" the mother of all my children and was never seen again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0113A: King of the Cats is Dead
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Kilmore, Co. Limerick