School: Gleann Fleisge
- Location:
- Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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“Once upon a time there lived an old woman and an old man in the middle of Lough-Quittane lake in an Island.”
Once upon a time there lived an old woman and an old man in the middle of Lough-Quittane lake in an island. They had a pure white horse and when they wanted to come out the horse was able to run along the top of the water. The man used to fish for trout and he had some kind of a boat that he used carry out far.The woman used cook the fish for their meals. It is on the fish they used to live. They had a little cabin in the middle of the Island and they built a wall all round the house so that the storm would not throw it down. The man and woman had a great deal of money. One night the money fell into the water and was carried away. They were looking for it for a long time but they did not get it. After that they were never seen anywhere or the house(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Owen Spillane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Lough Guitane, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- James Counihan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Address
- Lough Guitane, Co. Kerry