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School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)

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Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 261

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  2. The Magic Lake

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    There is a magic lake situated in the town land of Frael, and about one mile from Ballyjamesduff. The people say around this district that there are three sods there and if anybody stood on one of them they would be brought into the middle of it. The sod would turn over Andy the person would be drowned.
    One day a boy named John
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsey Mac Evoy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan