School: Caladh na Feirsde (roll number 13481/2)
- Location:
- Callanafersy West, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Luain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0433, Page 142
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- (continued from previous page)If a girl or a widow catches and eel it is a sure sign that she will be married to a widower.
- Once upon a time there lived an old woman. She always stayed up late on Saturday night cloving flax. This night twelve women came into the house. Each one of them carried a cloving tongs. One of them said, "We'll help you cloving this flax". The old woman said, "All right". She then handles the can to go to the well for water to make tea for the women.
When she approached the well a grey-hound appeared to her and told her she was doing bad business. She asked him why. They dog told her the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Seamus Matthews
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tinnahally, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Matthews
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tinnahally, Co. Kerry
