School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)
- Location:
- Beannchar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Hairt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 253
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- A Warning of Death.Once upon a time there were two boats out herring fishing.
There was one man in the boat whose name was Mc Hale. He lived in Ballygarry. When he was going fishing his mother was dying. And when they were gone fishing for about three hours there came an awful cry along (the) side the boat and a person used to put up his head in the water and bring it down again and Mc Hale said that it must be a warning of his mother's death and they began to pull home. They were to land in Dock and when they they were passing up they met a man all dressed in white. They spoke(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Katie Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cheathrú Trasna, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Maria Breslin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- An Cheathrú Trasna, Co. Mhaigh Eo
