School: Cluain Mór (1), Baile an Droichid
- Location:
- Clonmore, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 184
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- (continued from previous page)to him and said what way did you sleep last night. Only middling says Jack. And why wouldn't you says the little grey headed man and my name Winter.
Jack asked the little man could he give him any account of Mr. No Man's Daughter from the Black Cloud. "Yes" says he "I have a brother lives 155 miles away and you will have to go to him". He rolled a ball out in the door and fast as the ball went Jack had to keep up to it. He went to the door and another little grey headed man come to the door. He brought him in and gave him as good a supper as a man ever got and as good a bed as a man every lay down upon. He got up in the morning and the little grey headed man came to him and said what way did you sleep last night. "As bad as I slept the night before and slept ten times worse last night" "Why wouldn't you he says and my name Frost."
He asked the little man could he give him any account of Mr No Man's Daughter from the Black Cloud. "Yes" he says "I have a brother lives 255 miles further on and you will have to go to him and he rolled a ball out the door and as fast as the ball(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Charles Keogh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Occupation
- Farm-labourer
- Address
- Killalongford, Co. Carlow
