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 361
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- (continued from previous page)told him to go to a certain fort in Ireland and at the east end of it he would see a tree and to skin the groung behind it.
There he would see a flag with a ring on it and to catch it by the ring and raise it up and go down into the room.
There he would see a black cat sitting by the fire-side and not to be afraid of him.
That he would see on a small table a towel, razor, a comb, and a looking-glass and to bring them to him.
When he would come out of the room to put the flag down on its place.
If he did so he would give him any sum of money he wanted.
The Irish-man did as he was told and he found the things just as the Dane had said and he brought them to him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Inch East, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Joseph Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Inch East, Co. Kerry
