School: Cor na Marbh (roll number 10222)
- Location:
- Cornamarve, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eibhlín (Ní) Irbhin
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- (continued from previous page)it only came half way. When I came that far I said I would jump. I jumped and sank in the soft ground. There was nothing above the ground only one hand and my head. I began to whistle for some of my people, but they did not hear me. So I cut off my head and told it to go up and tell my grandfather, and when it was gone I saw a fox coming and I put my finger to my mouth and began to whistle, a fellow in the court asked "how could you whistle, when your head was cut off. If any one would intrupt he would be killed so this(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jack Forbes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gubaderry, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Bertie Stuart
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gubaderry, Co. Leitrim