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School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)

Location:
Lisduff, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0110

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    In olden times, the landlord used to have all the land and the people had only small bits of land.
    In olden times there was a farm in Carra more owned by Colonel Daly the landlord, and the people used to put their cows in the farm for a nights feed and take them out before the herds would come early in the morning.
    One morning at 3 o clock, a man was coming to take his cattle out of the field. As he was coming over a wall he saw the finest hurling he ever saw. He had to pass the hurlers to get his cattle. When he was passing them, they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Raftery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughrea, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Raftery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughrea, Co. Galway