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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 180

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    after them. Then young Diarmaid and Grainne took a load of sand. And brought it up on the mountain, and stayed there the whole night. And when Diarmaid sucked his thumb of Wisdom he saw them lying on a lump of sand; and he walked over the whole strand, and could not find them. That was the way they used to fool him all the whole time; and poor old Diarmaid never could know what to do when he could not find
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr John Wynne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim