School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 06_010
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An Old Story
“There was a man and he was marred first and they had a child and his wife died...”
There was a man and he was married first and they had a child and his wife died and he married again and this wife had three children and they never liked the grandchild. He was put minding cows and this day he was crying longside the ditch and the white cow came up to him and asked what was wrong with him. I am your mother and I came in this form. I am hungry he said and the cow said screw off my horn and there is a towel inside in it and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- A. De Stac
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Jim Stack
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry