School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gort an Bheithe, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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    A story. 22.11 37One day old Michael Cummins went out gathering scallops .At the back of Acres bog there is a lake with an island in it.Every time the weather changes the island moves away.He stept in to it and it moved away and he could not come out.The men came and threw in a rope. He tied his round a big tree and pulled it out to the shore and came back home safely.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Chorra
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doire Fada, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Thomas Corry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Doire Fada, Co. an Chláir