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School: Dunboyne (roll number 15915)

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Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Teacher:
N.F. Ó Donncha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0688, Page 092

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    his mother a long time. They decided to get married. One day her husband was going to the fair Naas to buy a horse. They were going around and they saw a grand horse with an old man. He went over to get him but when he was handing the money the man started looking at the girl her husband got angry and said what are you looking at.
    He said "I am looking at our Moll". He called his wife. She said that there was a mark on her arm and that she was stolen by the fairies. She was a great cattle doctor for slinging calves she could tell how
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Boylan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Dunboyne, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Kilcock, Co. Kildare