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School: Creach na mBearna

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Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0230, Page 100

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  1. Fairy Forts (continued)

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    district are in at Mass and if the seeker is not able to kill the greyhound, the greyhound will kill him. As far as I know no one tried yet to discover the treasure.
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    There were very strong men in Arigna at one time, and I used to hear men sitting around the fire on a winter's night tell of remarkable feats of strength and endurance.
    One man named James Rynn of Cornagee carried a half a ton in a bag on his back for a wager of a bottle of brandy. This action was
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Leo Layden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Christie
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Arigna, Co. Roscommon