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School: Dumha-chaisil

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Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 249

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    The Giant's Rock
    At the foot of Mullagh there is a rock called "the giants rock" because a giant is supposed to have flung it there from Keash which is about six miles away.
    Páirc an Aonaigh
    About a quarter of a mile from this school on the lands of James Flynn of Lugmore, is a field called Páirc an Aonaigh which got it's name from a fair which is supposed to be held there by the fairies.
    When some people were passing by this field late at night, they heard a great noise of men making bargains and heard the lowing of cattle
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ogham, Co. Sligo
    Collector
    John Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogham, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Flynn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogham, Co. Sligo