School: Leitir Mhic an Bhaird (Robertson) (roll number 15283)
- Location:
- Leitir Mhic an Bhaird, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Nábla Nic Amhlaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054, Page 368
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- (continued from previous page)not think of facing all them. He (Tang) went and pulled a thorn out off the ground. He went up and down the field mowing ten feet around him. At noon he was killing the end of them. He looked around and heard Fionn saying take my own sword and cut the head off me at once and don’t keep me in pain any longer. I don’t care but to have you killed this day month says the Árd Rí to keep you in pain.
Leave the road till I fight a challenge says Tang-lah-more and they began. The head was knocked off the king and pitched it 10 fathoms away. He was coming back but he did the same again. If I’d get on again all the men in the world wouldn’t put me off. They had the head with them in a bag. They came across the sea again the same as ever. Says Tang - - I’m going to part with you but don’t make big or wee until you take the head home to her. Fionn was sorry to part with the Tang-la-mor and he dodged on himself. There came a wee trap up to him and a grey man and a bay horse. “You have a heavy burden”. “I have” says Fionn. “Put it on the trap and I’ll take it to the top of the hill. When I go to the top I’m going to die and you bury me and you can have the pony and trap”.
He died at the top. Fionn with his sword(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nábla Nic Amhlaidhé
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Dan Breslin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 70
- Address
- Pointe na Corra, Co. Donegal
