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School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)

Location:
Rossmore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Michéal Ó Corcora
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    Once upon a time there was a man hunting in a forest. As he was walking along he saw coming towards him three witches making noise with rage and fury. When they were near him he climbed a tree. When they were at the bottom of the tree, one of them turned herself into a hound which was barking at the bottom of the tree. Another witch turned herself into a hatchet and the other remained in her own shape. The witch caught the hatchet and began to cut the tree. When she
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Coghlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clashatarriff, Co. Cork