School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)
- Location:
- Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 191
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- (continued from previous page)minding it. There is a name on the cat that nobody knows and if you go to the castle and tell him his name he will give you the pot of gold. Once upon a time a young girl and her father were living alone in a house for themselves and the girl's mother had died and they were very poor. One day the girl went to the castle to see if any of the names she had were the cat's. Before she came to the castle, she could hear the cat saying his name in Irish so she was very happy. When she went into the castle and told the cat his name he was very unhappy as he thought nobody knew his name but himself. He gave her the pot of gold and she went home very happy and herself and her father lived happy ever afterwards. The old people say that the ruins of the castle are there at present but the cat died. Nobody ever went to the castle ever after(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Raherolus, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mary E. Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Clooncarha, Co. Mayo
