School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)
- Location:
- Monadarragh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhealláin
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- (continued from previous page)every jump that the horses did. When they came to a big river the horses jumped it and the calf followed them. Then the man said "Well talk or no talk that's the best jump I ever seen a calf doing". With that he was left sitting in the river and he had to walk home.
- There's a well in our field called Aughavarron well. There is a story told about this well. One day a woman washed clothes at it, and it went dry and sprung up in another part of the field. It was never known to go dry since.
- Collector
- John Mac Cormac
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cranalagh More, Co. Longford
- An old woman came to a house on May Day. She asked for 'new' milk and when she got that, she asked for spring water. The next time the people of the house churned they(continues on next page)
