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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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    About forty years ago, there lived near Lixnaw, an extensive farmer, in whose land, there was a fort, and quite near it an orchard. Many boys, tried to steal the apples. One night they went to the orchard for this purpose. They heard a strange noise, but they took no notice of it. When they began to pick the apples, every apple they picked, turned into a leaf. One of the boys went up to the top of a tree for some apples
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Liscullane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Kate Lovett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry