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School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown

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Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
C. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 339

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  1. Old Irish Tales

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    The Old Irish Tales given are those stories heard or read at school i.e. Oisin in Tir na n-Óg, Fionn's Wisdom Tooth &c &c, with the exception of the following from:-
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    When Fionn wanted a wife, he sat on the top of Sliabh an mban & told the people he would marry whoever would get up to him the first. The race was run & he married the woman who was first to reach the top.
    In other stories, you hear that Fionn told the women to make a shirt for him & that he would marry whoever would have it made first.
    They started at the job & all, except one, put long threads in their needles as they thought they would not have any bother. On the contrary, they got knotted up every way while the one who used the short threads was finished first.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gretta Butler
    Gender
    Female