School: Oileán Mhuire (Lady's Island)
- Location:
- Lady's Island, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: G. Ó Murthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0878, Page 115
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- Ellen Black lived in this district and like all women was very fond of news. Every time she met a neighbour she had always something to tell him.
One day however a chap named Jack Hayes met her and after listening to her long tale about the dreadful collision at sea, he asked her did she hear of what happened last night in the fog. She replied - "No: What was it?" "Well", said Jack, "the two Saltee Islands began to float and the big one bumped into the little one. There was a terrible crash and if you had seen what wreckage was floating about the sea, it would have been worth telling the neighbours."
Jack ran away quickly(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Redmond
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buncarrick, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Redmond
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Buncarrick, Co. Wexford
