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School: Beárna Dhearg (B) (roll number 14633)

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Barnaderg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Flaithrí Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0026, Page 0171

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    There were once a man and he was going on a visit to a friend's house at the end of a big forest? The night was pitched dark and he found it very hard to find his way to the friend's house. As he was coming home it was very dark entirely and he had to pass a big forest. As he was passing the forest a big red dog with eyes shining like coals of fire, the dog was trying to stop him but the man gave him a kick in the stomach and killed it. As he was going along another big dog bigger than the other dog and eyes as big as saucer and they shining like coals. The man thought to kick but the dog attacked him and scraped him all over. When the man got up the dog was gone. Then he kept going til he saw a light in the middle of the forest He went towards the light
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fleming
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Hillsbrook Demesne, Co. Galway