School: Ros Inbhir (roll number 14501)
- Location:
- Rossinver, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 268
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“Shanachie says 1839 was and is a memorable year in the history of Eire on account of the big winds,”
(continued from previous page)a powerful man he tried to drag the cow to a brush where he intended to tie her when a terrific gale swept the cow in two halves off his back and the cow also leaving the two horns in his hands.
Nothing daunted Barry ( as such was his name) gave chase. The wind propelling him in good shape soon overtook the cow at the next fence but unfortunately this time in the race he stepped on her tail and it snaped leaving three parts in Petes tracks and the other part in the cow. At this point his thoughts turned to home again making a total loss of the cow. When his attention was drawn to another member of the household. A beautiful white spaniel(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael G. Hughes
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Rossinver, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Barney Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Aghnahaha, Co. Leitrim