School: Béal Átha hUbhla (C.) (roll number 3998)
- Location:
- Ballyhooly, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chaoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0372, Page 366
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- (continued from previous page)Killathy so they resolved to kill him in the morning. Peter having heard the conversation got a saddle that was hanging from the ceiling. He went down to the river in which was a flood. He placed the saddle on the river sat on it and said "Blackwater, Blackwater don't drown Amadhawn Peter for Im going to save the Priest". He crossed safely and warned the priest. The priest told him go back home the same way he came. The Grimes' brothers went in by Fermoy Bridge. The priest saddled his white horse and went against the Grimes whom he met coming at Castlehide. He passed along and one of the Grimes' only saw him because the nurse who was minding him when he was a baby gave him Private Baptism. He passed no remark to the other while the priest was passing. When they came to the house where the priest was staying they searched it and found the bed hot. They said the nest is hot but the bird is gone. Then the brother who saw him passing said "why didnt you kill him and he passing". The other said he did not pass us one the road and the other(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Breda Roche
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymaclawrence, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Michael Roche
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballymaclawrence, Co. Cork
