School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)
- Location:
- Cill Mháille, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Nóra Ní Asaoid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 272
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“It is not right to meddle with a fort as you may suffer.”
(continued from previous page)the shutters to be closed at night,as she said the good people might be looking in.
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You cannot root up any bush in a fort.Pat Hayes was sent by Mr Slattery of Lismulbreeda to cut bushes out of the fort to fence a wall.After having cut one bush ,he had to go to see a sheep that was yeaning .When he returned there was a terrible storm in the fort,and,no breeze in any other place.On the following morning three of Mr Slattery's sheep were dead.
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Seán Óg Mc Mahon of Lacarhue ,Kilmaley made an arm -chair out of a white thorn bush on the road to Ennis east of Fr.Courtnety's. The arm-chair is there still ,and ,no grass grew on the ground where his legs used to rest .The arm -chair never changed its appearance,nor, no new sprout ever appeared on it since he died.he is supposed to(continues on next page)