School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- Coolard, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 318
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- (continued from previous page)him would he have a dinner he would say "the supper Mary will have for me will be better for me".
The best known of these travellers that come around are:-
An bacach ruadh so called because he has red hair and he is lame.
Páidín an bPaidrín so called because he was always praying.
The blind fiddler so called because he was a great fiddler.
In olden time a traveller used to visit the district.
He used to lodge in some neighbouring house.
One night he slept in a house near a river where there was not any bridge.
He pretended to be very poor.
He died in that house and three hundred and fifty pounds was found in his pocket.
They built a bridge with the money and it is called(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Elligot
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gunsborough, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Timothy Mc Elligot
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Gunsborough, Co. Kerry
