School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

Location:
Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 124

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  1. The fishermen long ago, used fish day and night and would bring their dinner & supper with them The fishermen's wives used be out all day picking-up old bits of sticks for the fires. When the fishermen used come in with the fish, they would put them on the fire & have them for dinner.
    One night - St Martin's Night - they were out fishing. They never thought of the night that was in it. When they were out a while, they saw St Martin on a white horse & he pointed to them to go back. Some obeyed & some went on; so he told them three times to go back. They did not go, so he drafted them down to the bottom of the sea.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Martin (~177)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Mr Foley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford