Volume: CBÉ 0376

Date
1937
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0376, Page 0588

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    586
    as féinig agus croiceann a’ phocáin fuaithe timcheall
    uir agus bhuail sé air go dtí’n t-athach.
    "Ó mell," arsan t-athach," ar sisean, "gud é mar shaghas
    duine indin thú?"
    comáinn
    "A," arsa tomás," ar sisean, " a’ méid sin
    fudóige tríom fhéinig na h-aon lá," ar sisean, "agus agam
    na h-adharca san tríom anáirde na h-aon
    oídhche ar sisean, "ach ’mháin ní chuiníos ar mé féin
    a bhearra ndiu," ar sa tomás," ar sisean
    Díríodar araon ag ithe ach go h-áirithe agus d’ith
    omás a dhóthain agus nuair a bhí a dhóthain ithte ’ge
    bhí sé a’ ropa síos laistig do chroiceamh a’
    ocán go dtí go raibh sé geall leis,
    bunath-altha ’mach aige agus a’ t-athach ag
    ithe leis
    i gcónaí ach.
    "ná fuil do dhóthain iththe fós agat," arsa.
    omás leis an athach.
    "Níl," arsan t-athach," ar sisean
    "Níl ná ’gam-sa leis," arsa Comás," ar sisean
    bell sa deire thiar thall bhí ’n t-athac
    óm lún agus go mhór a’ sgéin é agus bhí
    tomás a’ pac-áil isteach i gcroiceamh an
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    29 June 1937
    Item type
    Lore
    Folktales index
    AT1060: Squeezing the (Supposed) Stone
    AT1088: Eating Contest
    AT1640: The Brave Tailor
    Folktales index—relevant types
    AT1062: Throwing the Stone
    Language
    Irish
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Gaelic script
    Informant