School: Fota Island, Belvelly, Cóbh (roll number 11646)
- Location:
- Foaty, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Coileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0386, Page 116
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- (continued from previous page)One man said she would not fill his vessel which was a riddle. Cow kept on giving the milk - flowing out beneath. Then she looked back. She never came again but the place is called "Cow Cross" to this very day.
- Long ago when they had wolfhounds in Ireland the hair on a dog's back stood upright. One night as St. Patrick was going to a king's palace for shelter the wicked dogs rushed out to meet him. When they saw St. Patrick they became gentle. He rubbed down the hair on their backs and ever since a dog's hair never stands up.
- Informant
- William Duggan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynoe, Co. Cork
