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School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

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Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 116

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  1. A Gun

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    You get a small piece of bortree and take out the heart. Then you put in papers into the middle of it. You leave a piece unstuffed to blow into it then you have it made. When you blow into it the papers will shoot out of it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12

  2. A Holy Well

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    There is an old well in the graveyard. Its a big stone with a hole in it. If you leave some relic beside it you will get the cure of warts. You have to go either on Monday or Tuesday.
    There is a holy well down at Cars(?). If you go
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