School: Barrlinn

Location:
Inchinarihen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire Ní Chruadhlaoich
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    how would he go and they gave him the beam of an old plough and they told him to go riding on it and he went riding on it and it carried him through the air like a bird. It was a bright moonlight night and when he came to cross country he was so please with his plough that he said "A chara mo chroidhe thú mo sheana bhéimh céachtre"
    Down he fell to the ground and he had to walk home.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80