School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)
- Location:
- Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0464, Page 278
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“A Glenmore farmer was walking to the fair of Kenmare 23 of 24 miles distant...”
A Glenmore farmer was walking to the fair of Kenmare 23 of 24 miles distant and as he went he grazed his cattle on the commonages so plentiful then as the road sides were not fenced then as now.
About 12 o'clock or one he arrived at what was called the Black Sate in Dirreloughy wood midway between his house & Kenmare. A very deep wood lay here then and this particular spot had the name of being very "lonesome". Here three men dressed in a post peculiar blood like clothes came up & looked at him and pointed to the crimson colour of their clothing but said nothing.
The hair stood on the top of his head but he had to keep on his way to the fair. In three weeks' time when (he was beginning to think of the weird happening as only a dream) he was gored to death by a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir