School: Dún Mór (cailíní)

Location:
Dunmore, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín Halliday
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0076

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    There was a poor but very clever Connaught boy long ago, who went to Munster to teach.

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    men to halt. He said there was some holy man amongst them and ordered them to pass back again by the church in order to find this man out. Again the poor scholar raised his hat when passing the church. Cromwell immediately ordered him out of his army but he did not injure him and the poor scholar became a priest afterwards.
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    At one time there was a young man herding cattle near Knockma, Tuam. The fairies were on their way to steal a young girl in the north of Ireland who was getting married.

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Cromwell (~315)
      2. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Dunmore, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pat Conneely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Dunmore, Co. Galway