School: Denbawn
- Location:
- Dennbane, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Cionnaigh
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- Once upon a time there was a man named John Mc Connoll in the townland of Glancurran. One morning at three o'clock he went to the house of Luke Reilly, Drumavaddy, on his way to a fair. When he was passing Glancurran fort he happened to walk on a "stray sod" also called the "Fóidín Marb," and he was kept walking the whole morning. At day - light he found himself on top off a thatched house at the foot of Sliabhgla mountain. When morning came he found knew where he was and he reached Reilly's house at nine o'clock where he told his story.
- Collector
- Patrick Cosgrove
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcanon, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Andrew Cosgrove
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcanon, Co. Cavan
