School: Firies (B.) (roll number 15945)
- Location:
- Fieries, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Mainchín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 358
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- (continued from previous page)Tom could not sleep. As soon as it was morning he went down to the rock and there was the woman lying on top of it as before. He called to her but she made no reply.
"You may as well come home with" he said. There was no reply. Then putting out his hand "I will have this" he said taking the hood which was on her head. The she said "Give me back my hood Tom Moore".
T'was God sent you to me", said Tom, and now you will have to come home with me, but I will not give you back your hood. So Tom took the woman home with him and they got married. She was as good a woman as ever went into anyman's house. She lived with Tom for seven years. They had three sons and two daughters. One day Tom was rummaging for something up in the loft and down fell the hood. The wife had it before Tom could do anything. The next day while Tom as at work the wife put every thing in order. She was the children combed their hair and kissed each affectionately. After that she went down to the sea put the hood on her head and plunged(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fred O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Kilnanare, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Kilnanare, Co. Kerry
