School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 03_045

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  1. My great grandfather was coming home from Tyrone late one night and he met a man going down at Lahardan. He spoke to the man but he got no answer. My great (great) grandfather swore at the man. He had the (curlse) curse hardly uttered when he heard a cow lowing in the direction of Aran Lodge and coming at a fast speed towards him
    When he came to the Ballyvullaun gate he saw that a white cow was close behind him. A stream of water runs (between) at the Ballinderreen gate and it is supposed that anything bad or in the nature of faries cannot cross where a stream runs
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Galway