School: Ráth Araidh (roll number 9362)
- Location:
- Rahara, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 118
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There was a man in Four Roads & he had a pony and trap and a priest got him to drive him to Ballygar one day. And they going over in Highfield the priest said to him " Leave your right foot up on my right foot & look in over the wall". The man looked in & there was a big fair inside the wall & sheep & cattle & everything in it.
(Jimmie Donnelly from Patsy Moore Funshinagh) - There was a man going to Athlone one day with a load of oats from Grange & he met a man on the road riding a horse. The man told him to go into such a place & that he'd buy the load of oats from him & the man went into the place when he came as far as it & the load of oats was brought from him & he asked the man he met on the road riding the horse would he be(continues on next page)
