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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 84

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  1. An Old Irish Tale - Fionn Mac Cumhaill

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    Fionn Mac Cumail used to take his morning's bath in a river called the Abha na Séad. A bridge is now built called the Umair Bridge over this place. Another Giant Eamman lived in Ballyin about a mile over the intervening hill.
    Eamman had the idea of killing Fionn in the bath. So one morning he started throwing stones over the hill. He did not succeed in killing Fionn. The farthest stone he threw is there still. It is now called Carraig Eamman.
    When Saint Declan was preaching in Ardmore Co. Waterford. He called the people around a well where he was going to baptise them. That well
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
          1. Fionn Mac Cumhaill (~137)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Helen Crotty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lios Mór, Co. Phort Láirge
    Informant
    Mr T. Crotty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lios Mór, Co. Phort Láirge