School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín

Location:
Kilcoe, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 178

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jeremiagh Twomey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    William Twomey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ardura Beg, Co. Cork
  2. One night a man and his son were sgoireachthing as usual. When they were coming home they saw a dog as big as a donkey. The son threw a stone at the dog. When he threw the stone at the dog it disappeared into the air. The man and his son told many of their neighbours about what they had seen.
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