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1. The Story of the Búisín Beacht (continued)

   

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   all went like the wind over marshes and bogs and hills and glens for miles and miles. But what was their mission or what he saw on those nightly rides the man could not remember or if he did he never spoke of it. "That is three years ago," said he, "that I first started on my midnight ride on that white horse, and I have been going hard every night since." Then he said to his sister, "If your attempt to save me to-night had failed you could never make another attempt and no one at all could save me; if I had ridden to night I should ride for ever."
   In this way the three poor people talked for hours and a great happiness in their hearts at the way everything had turned out. They were so happy and excited that they never even thought of sleep and so the night passed away and morning dawned. When the first glimpse of daylight appeared they all three went down on their knees to thank the Almighty Providence for all his mercies and then they began to think of the duties of this new day. That day passed and so did another and another but nothing strange or disturbing occurred and so the two brothers and their sister lived many years, once more contented and happy, in their little home and so ends the story of The Búisín Beacht.

   

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   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Íde Bean Uí Chobhthaigh

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Príomhoide

   Informant

   Mícheál Ó Cobhthaigh

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   54

   Occupation

   Mac feirmeora