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School: Doire na Cathrach, Dúnmaonmhuighe (roll number 13543)

Location:
Derrynacaheragh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0306, Page 051

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    foot towards where he had got the directions.
    When they arrived at the place where they suspected the horse to be hidden the former owner asked the man in whose possession the horse was concealed, "had he a horse brought to him lately and he replied he had. Then the former owner said "if the horse is mine, I won't demand him in case when I speak that he will come to me, but if he is mine he will try to come to me.
    On they went towards the stable door, the former owner of the horse called his horse by name and immediately the horse came running towards him and he took him away home very pleased. This occured in this locality to a well known farmer Mr. Maguire, Malabracca.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolsnaghtig, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Dan Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Coolsnaghtig, Co. Cork