School: Tullyallen, Drogheda (roll number 854)
- Location:
- Tullyallen, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0678, Page 040
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- (continued from previous page)he saw a funeral coming down the road. The corpse was being carried by three men, and it was the custom at that time, that a corpse should be carried by four men. As the funeral drew near. Andrew stood up and said, "This is a shame in a christian country for a corpse to be borne by three men". Over he walked to the coffin and helped the men to carry it. They walked to the grave-yard, and after the burial, Andrew turned to go home - a long journey indeed. One of the men said, "Are you going home, if so, ride on this calf, and do not say a word to him but "High Over All".
Andrew got on the calf, and it went galloping - past Dunany Point, jumped over Dundalk Bay and over the Cooley Mountains. Seeing this Andrew exclaimed, "Whether its high over all or high under all, that's the biggest jump I ever saw a calf taking.
Immediately the calf vanished and Andrew was left lying on the ground(continues on next page)
