School: An Mhodh-Scoil, Sligeach
- Location:
- Sligo, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Tomás Guy
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there was an accident during 1916 rebellion. A Free state lorny of soldiers was overturned and one man was killed and two more injured. A cross was erected to the memory of the men at the place where he was killed.
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“Once upon a time there was a fiddler who had the use of onl one leg, and the other leg was stiff.”
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Once upon a time there was a fiddler who had the use of only one leg, and the other leg was stiff. He was carried from place to place to dance houses by a company of young men.
One night as they were coming home from a dance at twelve o'clock the young men decided that they would bring the fiddler to a rock, and get him to play a tune. After travelling some distance through a wood they reached the rock, which they had supposed to go to.
They left the fiddler on the rock and told him to play a tune, he started to play and when he was a little while playing they heard another fiddle playing the same tune. They heard the noise of the fiddle approaching them, so they thought(continues on next page) - Collector
- Alick Bridgens
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