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School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 253

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    On my grandfather's farm there are eighteen or twenty fields every one of which has a name. There is a fort on the farm also.
    There is one very alrge field called the "Rock Field in the centre of which are two bare rocks. One of these rocks is very large, and right beside it is the smaller one.
    People in the district say there is what is known as a stray in this field, and nobody likes to go across it at night as they believe they would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sally Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathnarrow (O'Hara), Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs. N Mullen
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female