School: Coill Beithne (C.), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 11266)
- Location:
- Kilbeheny, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0514, Page 240
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“A man and his wife lived there long ago. They were very poor.”
(continued from previous page)his wife got as poor as ever again.
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“About 10 o'c at night a certain man & his wife went out to see their cows in the stall as was their nightly custom.”
(The woman in the story told this)About 10 o'c at night a certain man and his wife went out to see their cows in the stall as was their nightly custom. Their house was on side of the road leading from Kilbehenny to Kilglass. As they were crossing the yard on the return journey they both heard a man's voice saying "where am I?" They both went towards the voice which came from the gate and found a man on the road with a pony and trap. They told him his whereabouts but he said "I seem to be in a wood. I can see nothing but trees on all sides of me". They asked him his name and he happened to be from Yalbally parish and was on his return journey home after spending the day at his brother-in-law's house(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs K. Stanton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlequarter, Co. Limerick