School: Cill Úird (C.)
- Location:
- Kilworth, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0376, Page 238
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“Long ago when O'Keeffe was Lord of Fermoy he had woed and won the fair daughter of a neigbouring Chieftain.”
Long ago when O'Keeffe was Lord of Fermoy he had wooed and won the fair daughter of a neighbouring cheiftain. He had always been longing for a son, so at long last his wife gave birth to a baby boy, and his wish was fulfilled. But alack and alas the lovely young mother Darthula died, leaving the child in the care of a nurse.
A few years went by and the child was still young when an old woman came to the castle. She was supposed to have the gift of prophecy. On leaving she raised her stick and he pronounced these awful words. Infant heir of proud Fermoy Fear not fields of slaughter(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nóra Ní Murchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Kilworth, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Margaret O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilworth, Co. Cork