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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 279

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  1. The Wild Geese

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    There is a field in the townland of Ramonan near Ballyjamesduff. It got the name of the wild geese. It got its name long ago.
    Priests used to say mass at a small rock in that field, and when mass would be over, the people would run home quickly because they were afraid that if the English soldiers caught them at mass they would kill them.
    So that is why it was called the "Wild geese" field.
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  2. Riddles

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Mac Entee
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan