School: Dún Mór (cailíní)
- Location:
- Dunmore, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlín Halliday
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0084
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“Bhí tighearna talmhan ina chomnuidhe ins an áit a tugtar Welfort air anois.”
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“In olden times there lived in Strawberryhill, Dunmore, Co. Galway a poor man who had but two goats and the people called him Bodach na nGabhar.”
In olden times there lived in Strawberry hill, Dunmore, Co Galway a poor man who had but two goats and the people called him Bodach na nGabhar. He lived in a small hut within which was a huge rock. One night a voice spoke to him down the chimney and told him to go to the Bridge of Athlone and that he would get a fortune there. He paid no heed to it. In a fortnight's time he heard the same voice and the same order but still he heeded it not until he heard it a third time. He then made up his mind to go(continues on next page)