School: Breac-Cluain (B.) (roll number 16217)

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   went into it, it sailed away. So they came home and went to bed for themselves and this young man was very sorry that he didn't bring the young girl with him. When he got up in the morning he was very much disappointed so he went to the priest and told his story. Ah: "said the priest you lost your luck and don't tell it to any more.

   There was a man there long ago by the name of Ray and he lived at Keel and he had a race horse and know horse in Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales. The noble men of the race horses didn't know how would they have himself and the race horse killed. There was a glen in some port of Ireland and they offered him so much money but to have himself and the race horse jump the glen. So he said he would if he got enough of money, so they told him he would.
   They asked him hoe much did he want so he said it was a lot and they told him he'd get all the money he'd ask for but but to jump it. When the bargain was made and he satisfied in money, he said he should get so much time. He said he should train his horse to it, so they gave him plenty of time for it and every day he brought the horse to the glen. So he appointed a day and he wrote to Keel and told them what he was going to do and he told them to have a pair of horses and a hearse ready for such a day, that I suppose that himself and the horse would be killed. So the day came that he should jump the glen and the pair of horses and the

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   AT0726: The Oldest on the Farm

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John J. Curran

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   John Curran

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   71

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   An Gabhlán Ard, Co. Kerry