School: An Ghráinseach

Location:
Gransha More, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Nic Uaid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 035

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 035

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    when he is leaving the house he says a prayer for you. He is a tall lame man and has red hair. He has a walking stick and carries a bag on his back.
    He is a well educated man and is always talking about the bad times in Ireland now. He was in the war and his leg got hurt and ever since he is lame. He talks about the badness of De Valera and he says that there were good times in Ireland before he was seen.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Meehan
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Inishammon, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Manus
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Nart, Co. Monaghan