School: Leithead (roll number 5480)
- Location:
- Lehid, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0463, Page 133
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- (continued from previous page)He knocked down as much as would leave the cattle go in. then Neil stood on top of the wall, and he could not see but the backs of the cattle with grass. A man came up to Neil and asked him who told him to put his cattle in there. Neil said it was himself. In the evening they had to go to all the people for vessels to hold the milk. He did the same the second day. That day a giant came up to him and rose in the air three times trying to come down on Neil's head but he failed. The last time the giant went down through the ground. He told Neil to release him and that he would give him three firkins of gold. Neil asked him his name. I am called the Trabagatre. So Neil released him. Neil had to get vessels that evening too. Then the King his master told Neil to take his daughter to Cráige na binne. So Neil put on a suit of the Trabagatre and he saluted the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Jeremiah Donoghue
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Skibbereen, Co. Cork
