School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 02_005
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- (continued from previous page)night.
He was not long there when a great crowd of cats came in telling the news of the day to the king cat. Then they talked about the man who lost his eyes. One of the cats asked would he ever get back his eyes again. Then the king cat said there was only one way of getting them back again. "There is a well at the back of this house and if he washes his eyes there he will get them back" that is the only way; but he will never find it.
In the morning when the cats had gone until the next night the man left and found the well and got back his eyesight.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kate Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Príosún Thuaidh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Príosún Thuaidh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
