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School: Cor na Gaoithe (roll number 7495)

Location:
Cornageeha, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Fhloinn
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  1. A Ghost Story (continued)

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    told him to do as the man told him but to go early, and bring Holy-water, and shake it around where he saw the table. He did as the priest told him, but when the man appeared he said. "I cant stay here because of what was shaken.
    This was got from-
    Mrs Creamer
    aged 88 years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. A Great Storm

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    A great Storm.
    Long ago there were great storms
    But one time there came a great flood in the river Shannon.
    And there was a man's stack of corn surrounded by water and the man went out to put a heavy weight on the stack of corn to keep it from sailing.
    The water was very deep under the corn stack so that it sailed away and the man on it and it did not stop sailing till it landed on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Felix Mc Partland
    Age
    80