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Story

Abstract: Story collected by Julia Usher, a student at Mionloch (C) school (Menlough, Co. Galway) from informant Thomas Usher.

Original reference: 0077/2/11

 Mionloch (C) [Vol. 0077, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Galway Schools

COLLECTOR
Usher, Julia 
Gender
female
INFORMANT
Usher, Thomas 
Gender
male
Age
59
Location
Tiaquin (Barony) 
Galway (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Story  [duchas:4621295]

One night long ago a priest went on a sick call which was very urgent. He rode on horseback.
As he was going along, he heard the most beautiful song inside the hedge. It took such an effect on him that even though how urgent the call was he had to stop to listen. The song was the Nights of the Morning. When the song was over a black dog jumped on the hedge, and barked three times with joy and then disappeared.
The priest hurried on his journey and when he arrived at the sick mans house the man was dead. The priest asked what time the man died and it was about that hour the priest was listening

Story  [duchas:4621296]

to the song.

Resource description

Origin information
Menlough, Co. Galway
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 026-027
Volume 0077
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí -- Dhubhagáin, Bean Uí Oisín.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
School location
Menlough Mionlach Killoscobe Tiaquin Galway
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4628929
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0077/2/11

Suggested credit
"Story"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_4628929>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí -- Dhubhagáin, Bean Uí Oisín.
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

Rights & Usage Conditions

Creative Commons License
Story is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright of the original resource: University College Dublin

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