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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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 015

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    There are seven acres in it and seven ditches and in every ditch there are seven gaps, and near every gap there are seven hares, and it is my business to keep them inside in the field. I will start at one certain place and I will be back again before any one of the hares will be gone out of the field and if I hadn't my leg tied up I would go too fast.
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    About twenty years ago two men were out late one night. As they were sitting up on a ditch talking they heard a saddled horse coming towards them, when the horse should be passing them a rabbit sat on his legs in front of them. One man saw the rabbit but the other
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chrissy Holland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Holland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Cork