School: Kilbegnet (roll number 1327)
- Location:
- Kilbegnet, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Briain
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- Hundan and Dundan
and Daniel O'Neill
Hudan and Dendan and Danial O'Neill were thee neighbouring farmers. Hundan and Dundan were in "Co" and they did not like Danial O Neill. They broke down his fences and killed all his cattle but every day he was getting richer. When Hundan and Dundan saw this they became very wicked. They decided to drown him in a bay. The two men set out to drown and their way they came across a three-legged hare which they follows. Danial was in the bag and he felt a man com(m)ing. He began to hum and sing in the bag. "What are you doing there" said the man. Two Angels are bringing me up to Heaven. "Would you take much to let me in the bag?"(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mattie Joe Beirne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunamon, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Beirne
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dunamon, Co. Roscommon