School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Riabhach, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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- Once upon a time there was a strong man lived in Bannow and he was a black-smith. There was another strong man in Kilkenny and he heard of this fellow in Bannow. He said he would come down and challenge him.
The fellow in Bannow heard of this great man coming down to challenge him. So he waited till he came down and when the Kilkenny man came he asked for a light to light his fag. The man in the forge went in and got the shovel and put some ashes on the anvil and caught it by the nose and handed it up to this man on the horse. When the fellow on the horse. When the fellow on the horse had light his fag, he handed the anvil back to him and rode off. It was the question then to know which of them was the strongest, the man on the horse was the strongest because he would not have as much power as the man on the ground.
- Collector
- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Seanabhaill, Co. Loch Garman
- Collector
- Brigid Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Teampall Geal an Ghleanna, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Daniel Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Teampall Geal an Ghleanna, Co. Loch Garman
