School: Ross (roll number 12789)
- Location:
- Ross, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0718, Page 051
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- One night a man was going from Oldcastle and he was drunk. He fell on his way home. Some man found him and he was very ill. He brought him home to his wife.
She went for the priest and when the priest was coming he heard beautiful singing along the road-side. It enticed him to listen to it. When the singing was over he went and looked across the ditch.
He saw two big black dogs. When he went to the house the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mick Connell
- Gender
- Male
