School: Cill Cheallaigh (C.)
- Location:
- Cill Cheallaigh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Eithne de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 28
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- There was once a man who was fond of visiting. Every night he used to go at about eight o'clock, in the Winter time, and stay away until two or three o'clock. One night when he was coming home, he was passing by a large field. He heard someone crying in the field. He stopped and listened, and saw nine sheep running up to him.
The man was frightened, and he said "In the name of God what are ye doing. They told him they were there for nine hundred years and that they would be there longer only for he spoke to them. Then they changed into nine beautiful(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita O' Grady
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs M. J. O' Grady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Choill Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
