School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór (roll number 1685)
- Location:
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0357, Page 217
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- (continued from previous page)they had met with no success. The storm had the lámh uachtar and Seán became ferocious with the storm, hay, and hay makers. His anger eventually got the better of him, and he ordered all hands to scatter every cock to the four winds. Feeling quite satisfied that he had succeeded in twarthing the storm, and cheating it of its prey he very plainly told the wind - "Anois séid chun an diabhail" -
------------------------------------------------------ Seán found one of his cows "bogging" in a ditch in his land. He attempted to draw her out but failed. He procured a spade and dug in the fence on top of her and buried her alive. "Anois" ar sé - "an bfhuilir sásta" -(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Diarmuid Ó Múinmheachain
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Philip D. Dennehy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Nohaval Upper, Co. Cork
