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School: Corr-Shaileach (roll number 12208)

Location:
Corsallagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0172, Page 060

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    Noah and his family eight people in all were chosen people of God and he was ordered to bring a pair of every kind of animal into the arc. He had two dogs who used go round every night to see if everything was right before they would go to sleep. Each used take a different side so this night when they were going on the journey, one of the dogs found the water coming in at the corner of the arc. The dog put his nose down in the hole to stop the water coming in. He waited there for a long time thinking that the other dog would soon come to help him, but the other dog forgot about him altogether and went to sleep. The dog remained with his nose in the hole until morning, and when he took it out it was cold as ice. That is why a dog has a cold nose.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Joe Sweeney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Sligo