School: Caladh na Feirsde (roll number 13481/2)
- Location:
- Callanafersy West, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Luain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0433, Page 172
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There was a farmer in Ballinafercy long ago. He had a horse who could never trot. He had no whip only a buailthán to drive him. One day his servant boy was going to Killorglin with two meat barrels and a butt in the car; and back towards Steelroe he overtook an old woman who was in the fairies.
He asked her to come in to the car. She said, "No, a Croidhe, the last carr I went into the horse ran two years ago and broke two of my teeth".
The boy replied "This fellow won't run with you. You could not put him out of a walk. Don't you see my stick for driving him," showing her the buailthán.
The old woman had her foot(continues on next page)
