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School: Dún Drongáin (B.) (roll number 7231)

Location:
Drangan, Co. Tipperary
Teachers:
Diarmuid Ó Gormáin Labhrás Ó Gormáín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 269

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    Long ago in the time of Finn and the Fianna their lived a lot of beautiful girls around this district.
    One day Finn and his men came along hunting.
    All the beautiful girls fell in love with Finn but he gave his heart to one alone - Grainne.
    He did not like to hurt the rest of them, so he settled on a plan which would decide the matter.
    He arranged that at dawn one morning all the girls would gather at the foot of the hill and race to the top and whichever of them reached the top first he would take her as his bride.
    The night before the race he went to Grainne's house and carried her to the top of the hill. The race
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    Language
    English
    Location
    Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    L. O' Gorman
    Address
    Drangan, Co. Tipperary