Volume: CBÉ 0407 (Part 2)

Date
1937
Collector
Location
Browse
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0407, Page 0125

Archival Reference

The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0407, Page 0125

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

On this page

  1. (no title) (continued)

    This night myself and Mat Duggan were going home from cuarduigheacht...

    (continued from previous page)
    milk that night but I happened in between Pat & Dick or Bill & Joe, I couldn't tell you which on my book.
    When I lay down the 3 men appeared groping for me in the bed & they'd have me took one, for one man. He put out his hand & saved me from the other two
    Who was he? says I
    George Lyodd, says he mentioning a Protestant neighbour that was long dead.
    [Sequel. The clerical student got injured in a football match following Sunday & died of broken ribs R.I.P.
    Bhí [?] mí aith agam ar. toghá fir a [?] [?] [?] ]
    (D'éas 1917)
    I was coming from town another night. It 'ud be making our for twelve when I reached Ceathrú na h-Aille. When I was passing to school-house I saw the person coming towards me. the figure disappeared behind the big wide rock. "Kitty Forestall, says I to myself. She used to be out every night listening behind the ditches & rising ructions
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    24 September 1937
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant