School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 03_037
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- (continued from previous page)of them rose up behind on the horse and he carried them across. When he had these four across the rest started asking him, “Will you bring me, Miceál Mór? Micheál Mór will you bring me?” “Ah the devil a one of ye that I won’t bring” said Micheál Mór. They told him not to be cursing and they plunged out in the river every one of them and they crossed. They were with him until he came to a crossroads, where he should turn from them. Then they said to him, “God speed you now, Micheál Mór and send you safe home, you have a bad way to go home” (he had four more miles to go).(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thady Hastings
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
