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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan (roll number 7232)

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Drangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0556, Page 372

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    A man named Martin Costello lived in Cappnagrane in olden times. This man was said to be able to do uncanny things. One day as he was passing by a field of corn, he saw two men cutting the corn with hooks. Costello said "Why are you working so hard" and the men said they had to do it. Then he said "Go home, the corn is cut." The men looked at it and saw that his words were perfectly true, not a blade of corn remained standing. They went back to their employer and ordered their wages.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. soothsayers (~116)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Horan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockuragh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Horan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockuragh, Co. Tipperary