School: Naomh Seosamh, Shrule

Location:
Shrule, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Reachtaire
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  2. There was once a man by the name of O'Hara. The English soldiers were all on the look out for this man because he was a great horse rider and they wanted to get him as a rider. One day they got him in an (?) house. They did not fire any shot but told him what they wanted him for. They next brought him to the cliffs of Moher. There was a big stone near the cliffs and made him jump the stone and turn the horse round and (?) jump it back again. If he did this he would
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