School: Baile Nua, Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 5093)
- Location:
- Ballynoe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Briain
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- In Winter time, when the family are seated around the blazing fire, their usual pastime is story-telling, which all children love.
They tell many various tales.
Long ago, there lived in this parish a poor man, who worked for a neighbouring farmer. One night as he returned home from work, he went astray in the darkness. He remained walking about for some time and at length he went into a field in which there was a plough. The plough was in the middle of the field, and it so happened that he got entangled in the plough.
He remained walking about the field with the plough entangled in his legs. He could not find his way out of the field. Afterwards, when he related the tale, he said that Jackie the Lantern was putting him astray. At last he sat(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killasseragh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Higgins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killasseragh, Co. Cork