School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 382
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- (continued from previous page)bit of the mash is covered except this green Island. This Island never was covered by the tide. There is sheep grazed there during the Summer, and they are put for safety during big tides on this Island.In olden times there used to be fish go leor caught in this river. One day there was a man fishing with a rod in this river, and a man came, and he stood there where the man was fishing. He brought in a big fish. This man that came to him, as he was standing there asked the fish.The man was so hard hearted that he said he'd give him the next. So the next came in far bigger, and he said he'd give him the next, but he never got the third fish, or never a fish was caught there since that day.From that day until to day(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Forde
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
