School: Tulla (B.)
- Location:
- An Tulach, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 142
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- Long ago there was a crowd of men playing cards in a public house. After each match of cards they used to have a drink. When they had finished it was midnight and they were nearly drunk. There was a grave-yard near by. At that time when the people were opening graves they used to get the skulls of the dead people and make a heap of them in the graveyard. They began to bet as to who would go to the grave-yard and bring one of the skulls. One of the men said he would go. Another man made a big bet of money. He went for the skull. Another of the men made a short cut to the grave-yard and got there before him. The man who went for the skull took one and the man said "Leave that there, it is mine."(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Conor Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamhnach, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- Mrs Halpin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tamhnach, Co. an Chláir
