School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0173

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0173

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  1. A woman and her daughter were at the market of Dunmore. They were selling flannel.
    Evening came and still they had one big piece still unsold. She started off, she had to cross the mountain known as "Slíab Dart".
    They were going through a cleft in the mountain when the snow began. She put the flannel over their heads.
    They kept going all night and next morning the reached their home. A week later when the snow had melted a little the body of a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eta B. Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunmore, Co. Galway