School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gort an Bheithe, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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  1. Long ago an old man had a cow and she used have no milk one night the man watched to see what the reason that she usent have more and he found out that it was a hare was drinking it.
    Then the man followed the hare and he changed into a woman and the man knew her. In order that cows would have a lot of butter the would not milk them on May day
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Cinnéidí
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gort an Bheithe, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    John Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Knocknahannee, Co. an Chláir