School: Baile na Cúirte, Dúngarbhán
- Location:
- Ballynacourty, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Muiris Breannóc
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“Once a young man was standing in the butt of a ditch one night.”
(continued from previous page)knew all about these things. She sent the mother out of the room and made the young man tell her exactly where he was and what he was doing when he felt the pinch. He told her and she told him he should go back there somehow and put his heels in the exact same spot where he had stood before and pray for the suffering souls. So they tackled the ass and he went off and did what he was told and he was cured straight away. 'Twas Shiagh na Fairrge that passed when he was there and one of them pinched him.
- Myself and four others, Tom Tracey the Captain, Martin Veale, Mick Hayes and Martin Kelly were fishing on the Big Offing. The four of them were sleeping and I was to call them when I had caught the first two hake. I just had them caught when I saw the full-rigged ship coming down on us. I called out to the others and said there was a ship coming down on us - to come quick - she was all in white sail. The Captain, Tom Treacy, called the others and said there was a gale coming so we hauled up and reefed the mainsail and the foresail. We made for Dunmore, Passage(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Muiris Breannóc
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
