School: Athea (roll number 15686)
- Location:
- Athea, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: M. Bean Uí Dhanachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0485, Page 312
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- Mac Coitir na Gruaige.A travelling man, who used play bag-pipes used to visit houses in Cratloe, three miles from Abbeyfeale His hair was long, hence his name. On one of his visits he stayed at Richard, Michael Woulfe's. During his sleep his long hair was cut off. He was very angry and he blamed a member of the Sheehy family.He left Cratloe and went towards Kilconlea, riding on his own pony - this was the way he went on his visits.After a few days a great number of rats came from the direction of Kilconlea to Cratloe and entered Sheehy's house, where they gave infinite trouble for years.On their way to Cratloe, the rats rested to drink at a stream. One old rat was blind, but was guided by two young ones which held the two ends of a straw, which was held tightly between the teeth of the blind rat, and in this way they arrived at their destination.At one time Mac Coitir owned goats, which trespassed on the land of Diarmuid Ui Daide. The farmer turned out the goats and Mac Coitir became angry and composed the following lines -(continues on next page)
