School: Billeady (roll number 10645)

Location:
Billeady, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 075

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 075

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  1. There was a man one time who lived near a fort, and he intended to cut down his lone bush.
    He told his servant boy to cut it down, but the boy refused and told his master to strike the tree first, and that he would do the rest. The first strike he gave the tree shed blood. The man told his boy to cut on ahead
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maisie Mc Vicar
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Vicar
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cremartin, Co. Monaghan