School: Carra

Location:
Carha, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Tonra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 357

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    but alas! like so many other plans it worked quite differently from what was expected. She was not used of a solid meal at bed time so kept her awake half the night: and yet when she got up next morning she might never have had any breakfast at all, there was such a sink in her inside. Moreover it was raining. Her water-proof was packed securely, her umbrella had to be slashed away from its morrings, and she only caught her train by the mearest shave, in spite of all her precautions.
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  2. There was once a man who lived in the village of Kilbride. He was his mother's favourite. He had a great many other brothers and sisters in the house with him. He always stayed in the house
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Pat Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilbride, Co. Mayo