School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón
- Location:
- Cloch na Rón, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Ambrós Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0007, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)into the tent and took the head with him, and he went around the place frightening everybody and getting money from them.
One night as he was going about with the head on him he saw a little light in the distance and he went towards it.
When he came to where the light was it was a little candle that was burning on the table in a little house. The window was opened and he put the goats head on him, he put it in through the window, and what did he see within but three robbers counting their money.
he man began to bleat like a goat and when the robbers saw him they began to shout and cried. "Oh it is the devil himself that is in it." They got up and took to their heels and left the money after them.
Then the man went in and he gathered all the money and he never left a penny after him.
Then he went back to his home again and gave the money to his father. His father thanked him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael O' Toole
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Martin O' Toole
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cloch na Rón, Co. na Gaillimhe
