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School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

Location:
Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 060

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  1. Fairy Forts (continued)

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    a fence of trees round it.
    "Cnoc na Ríog" and Lewis Fort and Balls Fort are in view of each other. Fairies used to pass through Evan's Hall from Cnoc na Riogh Lewis'
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  2. Story

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    Clonarney Delvin. There is a place where Saint Patrick's rocks are and it was ploughed up by a protestant and the next morning it was green and the two horses were dead in the stall
    - from Mrs Bennet,Kilrush
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seumas Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Bennet
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Kilrush Lower, Co. Westmeath

  3. Story

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    When there was no chapel in Clonmellon the people had to go to mass in Ballinlough. They used to take a short cut by Cnoch a Lougha. There was a lot of fish in the lake and the people used to fish in it and be late for Mass. The priest cast a charm on the lake and there were no fish in it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English

  4. Games I Play

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    "Hide-and-Seek" "Hunt the Hare" "Times" "Colours" "Town" "Five Fat Chickens" "Tig Skittles.

    Hide-and-Seek is played by giving out the Tig and two boys have the Tig . All the others hide and the boys that have the Tig have to tig the others. When two boys get the tig last they have the Tig the next time.
    "Hunt the Hare" is played by letting out two boys and they hide and the other boys try to find them.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seumas Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr Mac Carthy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Mac Carthy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath