School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Longfoirt, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 118
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- Long ago when the Danes were in Ireland they could make wine from the heather which grew on the mountains.
After the battle of Clontarf there were but two Danes left on the battle-field, an old man and his son. The Irish Chiefs said they would spare them if they told them the secret of the wine making. The old man said he would tell them the secret, if they killed his son.
The Chiefs killed his son, and when he was dead, the old man would not tell the secret, and they killed him also. He was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sarah Dee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Achadh na gCrann Meánach, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Jeremiah Dee
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Achadh na gCrann Meánach, Co. Chiarraí
