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School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)

Location:
Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire de Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 494

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  1. Stories Relating to Denis Browne (continued)

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    One of the Blakes was a famous duelist. He could split a sally rod in two parts standing so many yards away from it and Denis Browne was afraid of him. It is said that he never killed any man after that.
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  2. Old Story

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    Long ago the Blakes lived in Dunmacreena. They used to be great men for hunting with their horses and hounds. This day they hunted a hare but he got away from them. They hunted him again next day and around and around a little cabin that was near Ballindine. He came to a window and he jumped in. The Blakes went in also to search for him but they could not find anything inside but an old woman sitting beside a fire. The third day
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fahey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Fahey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Woodstock, Co. Mayo