School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

Location:
An Mhainistir, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0268

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    3. While he was gone a man dressed up the horse in ribbons and laurels. She told the man to go home, and tell the man who dressed up the horse, not to be making a fool of her.
    4. She also told man to open the horse's mouth and look a her tongue. He found that all one side of her mouth was eaten out of her with disease.
    5. The man that dressed up the horse, while the other man was gone to Biddy Earley, went home and got his own
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Neil Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Ghabhann, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Informant
    Michael Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Ghabhann, Co. na Gaillimhe