School: An Chluain
- Location:
- Cloan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cearbhaill
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- (continued from previous page)Fhuara". He met a man who gave him a pipe to take a smoke. He took the pipe and started to smoke. When he had enough smoked he handed the pipe back to the man. The man would not take it, but he said pay me for my tobacco". He did'nt know what to do. He gave him a number of excuses, but anyone of them would not do. He said that he had no money at present. That didnt do either. At last he said "The Lord have mercy on the suffering souls". The man then said "that is the payment which I wanted". He then vanished away.
One night a man was coming past the same place. The man had no tobacco, and didnt know what to do. He sat down on the road side thinking of what to do. At last a man came towards him and handed him a pipe full of tobacco. He then went his way. The man was surprised how the other man knew that he wanted it. He lit the pipe, but as fast as he was smoking it, it was not getting empty. He went home and when he wanted a smoke he had the pipe always full(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Murchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Allihies, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Seán Ó Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Allihies, Co. Cork
