School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)and refresh yourself''
So the tall man took a knapsack off his back opened it and there was bread honey and drink that Garett did not know the name of but it was very pleasant to the taste.
Garett made a hearty meal and was himself again. ''Now'' says the man
with the golden hair.
''Where are you going? '' Well ''
says Garret ''I don't exactly know but I'm going to push my fortune''
''Well says he you are in great danger''
''Oh'' says Garret '' I have my spear and I can fight very well
''Oh your spear is no use to you for the kind of an enemy you will meet will not go much farther till you get into a mist so thick that you will not see your foot if you looked down but I'll give you this and it will help you''
handing him a ring with a handle to it. The ring was gold
''Now whenever you are in difficulty put up this ring and look through it and you will see your way out of it''.
Garret took the ring and he thanked him earnestly and went his way. Before he went(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Glover
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
