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School: Béal Átha Lúibe, Cahir (roll number 9856)

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Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mícheál Ceitinn
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    behind him on the car. With the hazel stick which travellers invariably carried, he gave her a blow, when she lost half her strength on giving her a second blow, she was completely overcome. She then asked to be struck a third time and if the traveller were foolish enough to do this, she regained all her strength again.
    After some years the Parish Priest of Clogheen banished her at the Red Sea where as a penance she must spend all time draining the Sea with a tailor's thimble.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    M.F. Keating
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary