Volume: CBÉ 0463 (Part 3)

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1. Mark Dowd's Heifer

   

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   About 80 years ago a man named Mark Dowd lived in the townland of Farrelnafarrell Dronore West. He had a heifer and this heifer strayed from his farm. He searched the townland + neighbouring townland for her + could not get tale nor [?] of her. There was a fair in Balline + he set off in that direction hoping he might meet someone who might give him some [?] of her. When about five miles from Dronore West on the main road to Balline he saw a little woman sitting on Sesíníns Bridge. He [?] to her, described his heifer to her and asked her if she had seen the animal pas She said his heifer was in a house near by. She told

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   History Edit

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Mrs McHugh