School: Corra-bheagáin (roll number 12206)
- Location:
- Corr Bheagáin Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Congamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 235
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“There was once a priest who kept a servant boy.”
There was once a priest who kept a servant boy. One night the priest was out very late and when he returned home he sent his boy out to tie his horse. The boy went out and tied him beside a stone. When he had him tied there came a horseman to him, there came one horseman after another and in the end a horse came and no rider. One of the men spoke to him and said that it was as well for him to go with him, the boy said he did not care and he asked him would be be long away and the man replied and said he would not. Therefore the boy mounted the riderless horse, and accompanied the rest and went away after the rest. They were travelling until they came to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gort an Sciobóil, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Patrick Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gort an Sciobóil, Co. Mhaigh Eo