School: Carrickallen
- Location:
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Lynch
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- (continued from previous page)In the townland oof Lisnagoon. This was where the Glas Gaibhleann grazed every one in the district came to her to get milk. Each year she went away for a while and returned with a calf. She used to complain to the people of what she would do when the time of "The small fields and the narrow ridges" would come. A woman came one day who milked her into a riddle till. "The Green" ran with milk to the cows knees. She ran away then and brought her calves with her towards the sea. A blacksmith followed her, and as she was going in to the sea, he struck her with a rod of enchantment and turned her into stone. There was until recently and probably is yet a flat flagstone on "The green" with(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Frank O' Hare
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Drumaveil South, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mary Mac Gorry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumlumman, Co. Cavan