School: Drinagh (roll number 10664)
- Location:
- Drinagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462C, Page 04_010
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- (continued from previous page)late after visiting a sick neighbour, he thought it best for him to go to his traps as he had not done so during the night. In one of his fields there was a lios and, in this field two or three of his traps were set. But as it was near midnight he was afraid to go near the lios.
As he turned to go home he thought he heard a rabbit screaming as if it were caught in a trap so he went towards it. What did he see in it but a small withered old man caught by the leg.
The old man cried, take me out of this or I will revenge it on you. But the man was terrified and ran for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
