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   Kielnahulla is in the parish of Boherbue in the barony of Duhallow in the County of Cork.
   A man lived near this fort, by the name of Jerry O' Sullivan. He had as he used call her, "his white backed cow; she pined away and died. He skinned her, and took the flesh off the bones and salted it in a pot. One morning he was up rather early, and what did he see, but "his white backed cow" feeding near the fort.
   He went towards her. When she saw him, she escaped into the fort. Next morning he got up still earlier to watch his cow. She was feeding around it again, Jerry stole on, to get between her and the open where he believed she came out. she made to escape, but he got hold of her by the tail, and she carried him into the fort.
   He heard a voice of a woman, saying it's early "white back came home this morning," she having a pail and a stool in her hand to milk her. The girl seeing the man asked him what brought him in her. "I came after, "white back said he, the girl said "you have white back salting in a pot. "no said he," this is my white back." Music was played and he forgot all about his cow. He was three weeks there, when they left him go home. They gave him three young white

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   Topics

   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
         1. ráthanna (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pauline Hourigan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Teamhair, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Maurice Hourigan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Teamhair, Co. Chorcaí