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School: Sraithín (roll number 12808)

Location:
Sraheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Croidhean

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 163

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A Story

“There was once two women coming down a road and when they were passing by a limekiln two lambs came out and followed them until they came to their own house.”

A Story
There was once two women coming down a road and when they were passing by a limekiln two lambs came out and followed them until they came to their own house and one of them fell on a pile of mud and the other woman told her mother and the lambs went away.

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Collector
Nellie Moran
Gender
female
Address
Stonehall, Co. Mayo
Informant
Mrs M. Mc Hale
Gender
female
Age
60
Occupation
farmer's wife
Address
Foxford, Co. Mayo
Language
English

A Story

There was once a young boy passing by Stonehall railway bridge. He sat on the battlement of the bridge smoking his pipe for a while. As he was going away he looked over the battlement and he saw a bull on the railway. As he went on a bit further a hound crossed the road before him with fire out of his tail and out of his mouth.

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