School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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    boil his dinner in it, so he put down a pot and a pound of bacon in it. After some time he came to look at the pot and to his surprise when he lifted the lid he saw a fish floating about the water. The bacon had turned into a fish but the water as as cold as when he put it down.
    Collected by: P Mulhaire,
    Kilcamin, Cloghan.
    From: Mrs Mulhare, Kilcamin, Cloghan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. Mulhare
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Kilcamin, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Mulhare
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcamin, Co. Offaly