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School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 191

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    “Once upon a time a man was playing cards in a neighbours house with a couple of other men.”

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    afraid. They knew they would get some fright going home. They were not gone far, when one of them saw a sow and she running after them. There were two of them there and only one of them saw the sow. The man was afraid to look back, the sow only attacked two other lads. She ran after them till they came to a bridge and the sow stopped there. The sow ran no farther because they say a sow can not cross water. As the sow was returning back she saw an ass and car and a man in it. When she saw the car she got under the axle of it and capsized it. The man was drunk and he did not know where he was till he was landed under the body of the car. When the car fell down on the man it killed
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tim Leahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meen, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Leahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meen, Co. Kerry