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School: Kilturk (B.)

Location:
An Chill Mhór, Co. Loch Garman
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0878, Page 017

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    everything was all right. The foreman all this time was hoeing the turnips an' just when he was going over the rath a stone as big as your fist hit the horse on the head he he dies up like a stair, and before the people got up to the horses' head he was dead. a dure-mail and the rath was never touched again.
    Told by Mrs. B. Freeman. Kilmore, Co. Wexford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Wan time there was a fella living in a house that was built on a rath. This "auld" house was haunted but the fella that lived in it did not care much, because he was a rough and ready sort of fella who went to naither
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. scéalta grinn (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr J. Keating
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    An Chill Mhór, Co. Loch Garman