School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín

Location:
Kilcoe, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 220

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    The the horse went in and the man went in and told his mother what he had seen. He said they must have seen his four uncles who had died a long time before, and very likely came to meet their brother. The man said he would never pass that house again in the night.
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  2. Long ago a man went to a neighbour's house playing cards on a cold stormy night; and he play three decks one after another.
    As he was coming home, a few miles away from his neighbour's house, he saw a horse and a child riding on his back.
    Soon he was riding in front of him and for a long time he did not speak and at last he said
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Keating
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Dennis Keating
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74