School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)
- Location:
- Glentogher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 344
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- (continued from previous page)the horse would be home before he went back to the old hag's house.
He then went in and the old hag was sitting at the fire with two horse shoes, one nailed on every hand, so he knew then he had the right one.
- One time a young man was galloping through a wood, when he met an old woman. She said to him "I am very hungry and thirsty please give me something to eat". He took pity on her and gave her whatever food he had. Then she thanked him and said "When you go for about half a mile you will hear birds chirping. They will be sitting on a cloak and fighting to see which one will get it. You jump into their midst and you will kill a bird and take its heart".
"Take the cloak and if you put the bird's heart under your pillow you will find a piece of gold every(continues on next page) - Collector
- Susie Mac Cole
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- White House, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Barney Mac Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Meenyollan, Co. Donegal
