School: Gort Leitreach (roll number 15960)
- Location:
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0214, Page 351
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- (continued from previous page)One day the king went to the magician's school and he saw his son being turned into the hare and the hounds following him. He was very vexed and he struck the magician and turned him into a black pig and sent the hounds after him. The black pig rooted his way from Ballyshannon to Athlone and the hollow is still to be seen where he rooted. People in Belcarra were known to sell their land and to buy land in Rooskey to get away from the valley of the Black Pig.
When the pig came to the Shannon at Athlone a woman was washing clothes there and when she saw the black pig followed by the hounds, she hit him with the beetle and killed him.
- Dear Thomas you and I had some dealings past,
In Longford town September last,
You bought from me you are aware,
A cool of butter then and there,
And at the time you did agree,
To send the vessel back to me,
Which was required in Cloncoose,
for similar and present use,
by which it was my right to get
but right or wrong you held it yet,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Higgins
- Occupation
- Poet
- Address
- Clooncose, Co. Leitrim
