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School: Sean-Bhaile Mór (roll number 15817)

Location:
Shanballymore, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 160

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  1. A Haunted Place (continued)

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    hissing sound disappeared by jumping straight up into the air. About two years later another motor-driver had exactly the same experience in the same place.
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  2. Sweat-House and Burial Mound

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    About the year 1925 one of the governments' engineers was in this district. He noticed during his surveys a strange mound in Cunniffes' land about 15 yards from the dwelling house. He was of opinion that it was a burial mound of some kind and as Dr. Costello of Tuam held a different opinion, the surveyor (Mr. O'Shea) got permission of the owner to dig out the mound. Mr. O'Shea + myself started work and at last Mr. O'Shea was satisfied that his surmise was correct when we discovered what was evidently a piece of an early and very rough urn. Mr. O'Shea was of opinion that it could have at one time contained the ashes of
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