School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 146
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- The Gobán Saor was a great architecht or builder that lived in Ireland long ago. It is said that it was he who built all the castles and palaces that were of old in Ireland. His fame was so great that kings in England and Scotland used send for him whenever they wanted to build a castle.
The Gobán had a son who was almost as good a tradesman as himself. When the Gobán was getting old he wished to see his son married before he died. he said he would get a good wife for his son because a good wife was a blessing to a man while(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mary J. Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
