School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

On this page

1. Story (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   (continued from previous page)

   Good till morning." Night came, and men slept, but the hand of God was at work. As it drew near morning O'Donnell was rudely wakened by a loud rapping on the window. He called to his wife to get up and said "Get up they have come to knock it down." However it was Ormsby's coachman who said "What will you give me for good news in a voice of all concealed joy "Begorn" says O'Donnell I will give you the best pair of brogues I can make" "Ormsby is dead" said the coachman "So your little house can stand." The Tyrant, Ormsby who had spoken so stiffly yesterday, was powerless to execute his command today, and so, side by side on the banks of the Morning Star, his ruined castle and O'Donnell's cabin stand.

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Corcoran

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Mount Saint Oliver, Co. Louth

   Informant

   Bridie Matthews

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   53

   Address

   Millmount Square, Co. Louth