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School: Gleann Coirib (roll number 6763)

Location:
Glencorrib, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Hargadáin
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  1. A Funny Story

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    About ten years ago a man who was caretaker of Glencorrib "big house" was going to a pig fair in Ballinrobe. He was carrying the pigs in a donkey-cart.
    Now it so happened that he had another donkey and when he was coming out the avenue leading from the "big house" to the main road the donkey followed him.
    When the man came to the road gate he shut it after him not knowing the donkey was following him.
    When the donkey came to the gate he tried to go through it but all he could succeed in getting through was his head. When he got it out he could not bring it back so he kept shaking the gate.
    Now this spot had the name of being haunted. After
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mary Hennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glencorrib, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Hennelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glencorrib, Co. Mayo