1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Sráid na Cathrach (C.)

School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

Location:
Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Bhroin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0623, Page 111

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0623, Page 111

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.)
  2. XML Page 111
  3. XML “Famous Hurlers”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Famous Hurlers

    Share Share Post
    There was a man in Moy who had twelve sons. They were all famous hurlers.
    One day they went to a match against their father's will.
    That night they were sleeping in a barn, but, a servant warned them and they fled. Later that night the father burned the barn and was he had killed his sons.
    The boys agreed to separate and meet in a certain place
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Ballyvaskin, Co. Clare