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School: Donard (roll number 2100)

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Donard, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Mic Cártaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 096

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  1. Folk-Tales - An Bó ón bhFarraige

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    There was a family in the south of the County Wexford long ago near Clonmines. They lost their cows and cattle through some disease and were for a long time without any.
    Well one morning when they went out they saw a fine cow grazing on the marsh near the house. They did not know to whom she belonged and when they tried to turn her off she would not go. Then they said she had come in from the sea.
    They kept her and they had plenty of milk and later she calved. So in the course of time they had plenty of cattle
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Clonmines, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Mrs Carty
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Howlett
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford