School: Barrow (roll number 11850)
- Location:
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 185
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- (continued from previous page)he was larger than the first. So he said to the monk that he would give him the next one. He caught another later on and he was bigger than any of the others, and so on - each one he caught was bigger than the one before. The monk became very angry and he cursed the river, and told the man that that would be his last day fishing in the stream.
Any fish big or small wasn't seen or caught in the river since.
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“Ta cúpla líon tighe anseo ar an mbaile seo agus nuair a cailltear daoine in aon tig acu titeann rudaí aite amach”
Ta cúpla líon tighe anseo ar an mbaile seo agus nuair a cailltear daoine in aon tig acu tuiteann rudaí aite amach. Tá tig amháin, "Harmons" an ainm atá ortha, agus nuair a cailltear aoinne 'na tig cídhtear éinín sa tig oidhche nó dó roimhe sin. Bíonn an t-éinín imeasg na bhfrathacha sa tig. Aon áit aile go bhfuil aoinne den línn tíghe san(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mícheál Ó hUallacháin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Mrs Kate Harmon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
