1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Carrigbyrne

School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)

Location:
Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Cuirtéis
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 449

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 449

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Carrigbyrne
  2. XML Page 449
  3. XML (no title)

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. (no title)

    “There was a dance in Kilscanlon wan time.”

    Share Share Post
    There was a dance in Kilscanlon wan time. When the dance was nearly over the man o' the house an' his daughter went home a bit o' the way with a girl that was at the dance. When they went near the house where the girl lived they heard the noise o' cattle bawlin'. The man said to the two girls "The people are goin' to the fair very early". Then he said to the girl " Sure you won't be afraid goin' the rest o' the way your self". The girl said she wouldn't. Then the man an' his daughter went home. When theycame to the end o' the Kilscanlon lane they heard a bull bawlin' very near 'em, an' they began to run. When they went near their home the bull was gettin' nearer to them an' they began to run faster. When they went into the house the lights were out. When the bull was
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Kehoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    James Kehoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford