School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417C, Page 04_029
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- Once upon a time there was a man there and his name was Sullivan, behind the hill. He was very rich and he got poor and he could not live and he had to sell his cows. So he dreamt one night that a brown man came to him and told him to go to Limerick bridge and he would get a pan of gold there. So early next morning he went and he was there all the morning and he saw a man going to his work. He said to the man where are you going. So he told him his story. Go away home said the man and I dreamt that the same man came to me and said go to Sullivan behind the hill. " Do you know Sullivan?" "I do, said Sullivan;(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Lucid
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Corridon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
