School: Gleann Draoi, An Tulach

Location:
Glendree, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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  1. I know you would like to hear all about a fairy story. A long time ago two men were mowing hay in a field in which there was a fort. The field is in Glandree not far from this. The men were mowing around the fort and they were very hungry. One of the men called for their dinners and when they looked around they saw a cloth spread upon the grass and the dinner laid on it. The man who called for the dinners would not eat it so the other man ate it. The man who would not eat it died the same night. The other man lived happy ever after.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Nash
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Glendree, Co. Clare
  2. Q- A dinner went to three on the brow of Lough Ree the dinner ate the three and came home back again.
    A- The dinner was a cat and the three were young eagles.
    Q- Four little bottles lying on a hill their mouths turned down and they cannot spill.
    A- A cow's udder.
    Q- As white as milk as black as ink and hops on the road like hail-stones.
    A- A magpie.
    Q- When is a man over his ears in debt.
    A- When he has a cap that is not paid for.
    Q- What is full and holds more.
    A- A pot full of potatoes when you pour water in.
    Q- Up the road down the road carry the road in your back.
    A-
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.