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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

Location:
Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 316

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    the child. Paídín told him that it was not his own child and that he should throw him into the fire. When the woman heard this she fainted. They pulled the child out of the cradle, to put him into the fire, but he dissappeared.
    Paídín then went along the road it being in harvest time. As he was passing by a field of corn he saw a group of men with sticks threshing corn. Paídín asked them what were they doing. One of them asked him could he see them and with what eye. "This eye" said
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Naughton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Wade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway