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School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)

Location:
Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 217

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    brough a sword with him to protect himself against the ravens. When the birds saw him coming they attacked him. He hit at them with the sword. But instead of hitting the birds he cut two cord of the rope, so that there was only one cord left. He then gave the signal to his comrades who were holding the other end of the rope to the raised up. When he was safe with his comrade again he had got such a fright that his hair which was black going down and then as white as snow.
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