School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Ó Mongaigh
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  1. One night two men were coming from a wake They met a man who asked them where they were. The men said they were at a wake. The man asked them to come along with him and to show him the road that led to the house. The three men went along until they came to the house. The man then told them to go home and the stranger disappeared suddenly. They did not know where he went
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
  2. It opens like a barn door it shuts like a trap you may guess for ever but you may not guess that
    An (Umbrela)
    A word of five letters take away two and only one remains
    (Stone)
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