School: Gormanstown, Árd Fhíonáin (roll number 5615)
- Location:
- Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Peadar de Mhóiréis
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- (continued from previous page)one but it was always in his mind. At last he got ill and was pining away. His mother brought a wise man to see him. The wise man said that he had a load on his mind that was killing him. He advised him to tell his secret to something. There was a sally tree growing near the house.The young man went out to it and whispered very softly to it, "Labhraidh Ó Loingseach has horses ears" After that he grew well again.
Some time after it happened that the king's harper wanted a new harp. He looked around for some timber suitable for the purpose. He saw the sally tree and he cut it down and made a harp from the wood. Soon after the king gave a great banquet to all nobles and chief men of his kingdom. He asked the harper(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary