School: Drumloughan (Dromlachan) (roll number 15665)
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 032
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- (continued from previous page)king. "It is behind me oh king" said the youth. The young mans wife blushed with shame and paled with rage and tore her hair and jumping off the horse cried; "Oh if I have been your greatest enemy wouldn't I have told that your father has been hiding in the old stone cave at the back of the house for the last seven years". The king clapped his hands for joy and shouted That is all I want, That is all I want. Yo my warriors and bring the old man to the palace immediately. The warriors rode hard and fast and captured the old man and brought him to the palace in the presence of the king. The king then appointed a day for his death, a death more cruel than, that of the others who could not answer the questions:- the old man was to be burned on a red hot iron chair. On the day appointed for the burning the king assembled all the people and everyone coming to the burning had to tell a story as the king was very fond of a good long story. The only exception was the wise mans son. As the wise mans son was going along to the burning he met a noblemans son going in the same direction. "God speed you nobleman" said(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Mc Kiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
