Children Brought off by an Eagle

Abstract: Story collected by Nora Forde, a student at Eaglais school (Burren, Co. Mayo) from informant Thomas Forde.

Original reference: 0089/1/380

 Eaglais [Vol. 0089, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

COLLECTOR
Forde, Nora 
Gender
female
INFORMANT
Forde, Thomas 
Gender
male
Age
50
Location
Burren (Townland) 
Burren (Electoral district) 
Aglish (Civil parish) 
Carra (Barony) 
Mayo (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Children Brought off by an Eagle  [duchas:4345583]

There were once a rich man and woman. They had two children a boy and a girl. One day the children were out playing. An eagle came and brought them to her nest which was built in a high cliff. The eagle used to come every day to the house for food. One day after a long time when the eagle came again to the house for food the people shot her. When the children were getting hungary they climbed down the cliff and came into the house. The people in the house knew them and they wanted to keep them but one day they stole away. When they were going up the cliff into the nest they fell down and got killed.

Resource description

Origin information
Burren, Co. Mayo
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 034
Volume 0089
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher S. Ó Mongaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Supernatural and legendary beings--Neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha
Animals--Folklore
Animal-lore--Seanchas ainmhithe
Informant location
Burren Boirinn Burren Burren Aglish Carra Mayo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4502015
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0089/1/380

Suggested credit
"The Children Brought off by an Eagle"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_4502015>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher S. Ó Mongaigh.
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.

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