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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 287

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  1. Holy Wells

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    There is a holy well in Doollagh. It is in a meadow of Tom McMahon's. Nobody goes to it because most people in that townland are Protestants.
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  2. Story

    “Long ago it was said that a boy would be killed by lightning on a certain day.”

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    Long ago it was said that a boy would be killed by lightning on a certain day. His parents sent him to school to become a priest. the day on which he was to be killed came. The father had a hole dug for him. The boy had holidays at the time. The father told him to go into it. The boy would not
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    AT0934: The Prince and the Storm
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip Beagon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Calliagh, Co. Monaghan