School: St Fiachra's Kilkenny (roll number 11750)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gealagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 008
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- (continued from previous page)Youth. She asked Oisin to be her husband. Then Oisin was very glad. He mounted the white horse, with the lady. Now when Fionn and his men saw how Oisin had gone they wept much. When Oisin came to the Land of Youth the people cried out "Welcome Oisin son of Fionn to the Land of Youth." Oisin was happy in the enchanted land. One day he said to the lady,"give me thy white stead that I may go back to Ireland."
He could not find his father or his friends. At last as Oisin rode he saw in a valley a lot of men trying to lift a large flag. They called to him for help. He got down from his horse and lifted the flag. Immediately he got stricken with age and died.
- Informant
- Mrs Muldowney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Grevine East, Co. Kilkenny
