School: Lisín, Baile na Caillighe (roll number 15564)

Location:
Lisheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ríordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 002

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 002

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    also,there is a field in which there is supposed to hidden some gold.The field is called Crag-an-Óir.There is a story told of how the owner of this land a hundred years ago had a cow which he sold to a Limerick man .he told the man that the cow would give him a lot of milk but when the Limerick man brought home the cow he found that she did not yield as much milk as he said .The owner's reply .was i sold you the cow ,but not Crag- an Óir".

    Chaith sé a shaoghaol go léir annso i Lisín.Tá sé 60 bliain d'aois .Chuala sé an sgéal ,nó an t-eolas thaus ,óna athar féin ,timcheall 50 blian ó shoin.Bhí a athaar ina chomhnuidhe 'sa tigh céadna ina bhfuil sé fein anois.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Máirtín Ó Corbháin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Carhumeere, Co. Clare