School: Beanna (roll number 9524/5)
- Location:
- An Bheannach Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Cearbhaill
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- (continued from previous page)to protect themselves from the Danes.
There is a fort situated in a farm owned by Mr Maurice Pearse in Killeacle. One morning two men went out to work before their breakfast. They were coming back about nine o' clock. When they were passing the fort a woman came out and offered them their breakfast. The first man refused but the second man took the offer and went into the fort. When he came out the second man noticed that he was pale and that night the man died.
- Long ago there was a girl by the name of Mary Cavan coming home from a dance which was about two miles away from her house which was situated in Ardfert.
She was coming along the road when she saw two white greyhounds and they started running before her. She tried to hunt them away and they would not go for her.
She went on another(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eileen Hennessy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Bheannach Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Mr Michael Hennessy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- An Bheannach Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
