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Another day the same man bet seven men.

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Koilmore school (Cuilmore, Co. Mayo) from informant Michael Fleming.

Original reference: 0099/2/23

 Koilmore [Vol. 0099, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

INFORMANT
Fleming, Michael
Gender
male
Age
45
Location
Garryredmond (Townland) 
Kilcolman (Civil parish) 
Clanmorris (Barony) 
Mayo (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Koilmore  [duchas:4350781]

Another day the same man bet seven men. The men said that they would beat him again. One day Seán was going to town, and he was going across the fields a crowed of men falowed him. He had to jump a canall or he would be caught. There were men each side of him and there were men behind him the canal was 22 feet wide he ran towards the river and jumped it when he had it jumped he turned around, and bowed before them. The other men were not able to jump it

Resource description

Origin information
Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 084
Volume 0099
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Séamus Ó Murchadha.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Historical persons--Pearsana stairiúla
School location
Cuilmore An Choill Mhór Cuilmore Caraun Kilcolman Clanmorris Mayo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4453356
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0099/2/23

Suggested credit
"Another day the same man bet seven men."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4453356>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Séamus Ó Murchadha.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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