School: Árd Phádraig
- Location:
- Ardpatrick, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0509, Page 212
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- When I came to the south in 1901 (Aug 25th) I stopped with a Mr Casey a small farmer, who also did a business among the farmers making rakes, chairs & flails. I was anxious to increase my lately acquired knowledge of Irish& as he knew some phrases and sayings I need not say that I made full use of him as a helper.
He told me stories of Seán Clárach & Eoghan Ruadh. I heard the following from him. Eoghan Ruadh once had to take a sow to a boar that belonged to a man named Barratt? who lived somewhere in Martinstown called Creally the Bog (an Móin Ruadh). This man was red haired. So was the sow & so was the boar. When Owen arrived he was asked who he was & what was his business & he replied
Mise Eogan Ruadh ón Sliabh Ruadh tháinig do dti an Moin Ruadh
le cráin ruadh go dti collach ruadh
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- Informant
- Michael Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Martinstown, Co. Limerick
- The poet had a little dog & was coming to mass at Ardpatrick one Sunday. The dog followed him. The priest was on the look out for late comers & saw the dog following Owen into the church. He kicked at & killed the dog. Owen greatly distressed at seeing his pet dead said bitterly
Táir marbh a mhaidrín bheag acht do fuarais bás gan sagart, pé scéal é
