School: Tamhnach, Inis

Location:
Toonagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Gordún
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  1. A Story
    There was a spirit who used to come out on a hill on a certain road. Everyone who came along he would ask this.
    "Coinnleoir agus Coinneall ann,
    Cuir thusa leath-rann leis sin."
    that is "knock knowledge out of that".
    The spirit was a priest that had masses to say and did not. People were afraid to go the road for they could not answer the question and the spirit used stop them.
    Then the poor Scholar came along. The spirit asked him-
    "Coinnleoir agus coinneal ann
    Cuir thusa leath rann leis sin".
    And the poor scholar said -
    "Á dubairtfá-sa t'aifreann (aifreann) i n-am,
    Ni bheiteá ag prugadóireacht annsin"
    And the spirit went up into heaven in a blaze of light. He was never seen again. His penance was to stay there till someone made the leithrann. Masses he didn't say was why he was there
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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