School: Garryhill

Location:
Garryhill, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Riain
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  1. On day Fionn Mac Cumhaill went up alone into Black Stairs mountains to hunt swine. He found a herd of ugly black swine, he chsed them, killing many of them. Suddenly he saw a beautiful white deer which he followed to the top of mount Leinster. There the deer changed to an old hag. "Why did you kill my children, Fionn Mac Cumhaill", said she. "I killed no children of yours," said Fionn. "You killed twelve of them in the mountains" Said she. "If they were in the shape of ugly coleens Black pigs I did kill them" said Fionn. At that, the hag leaned forward and caught a large pillar - stone with her two hands. On seeing this Fionn fled and reached Clonee field in two or three great strides. The hag threw the stone with much force that it landed just at Fionn's heels in the same field and the marks of her fingers remained on the sides and the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockclonagad, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Patrick Smethers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Straduff, Co. Carlow