School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Tuar an Fhíona, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Gearóid Ó Coindealbháin
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“There's a mountain in the Comeraghs called Suidhe Finn because he used often seat himself on a rock on this mountain.”
(continued from previous page)the mountain. One day as he was seated on the rock with the Fianna a fox jumped from some bushes. One of the hounds pursued him and killed it at Deirick. Thinking the dog would never come back, Fionn sent Oscar after him. Running a little, Oscar made a ferocious leap through the air and landed on top of Deirick, having gone through the air for a distance of about nine miles. He seized the dog and brought it safely to Fionn.(no title)
“Fionn was once in want of some money.”
Fionn was once in want of some money. He asked a rich man for some but was refused. Fionn said that he would rob him some night. One night Fionn brought with him the remains of a dead man. When the rich man heard him coming he got(continues on next page)- Collector
- Pádraig Teidhirs
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cathair na Léige, Co. Phort Láirge
- Informant
- Dáithí Mach Craith
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Béal na Molt, Co. Phort Láirge