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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 7651)

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Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 318

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    at each side of him and they had the stick caught. I suppose they were guiding the blind one. Well all the rats chased him to the road and they made him run so fast that he almost fell a hundred times. At any rate when he got to the road he looked back, but the rats had disappeared. This man is dead now but this story is still told by the country folk.
    Jerry Collins,
    upper Square,
    Clonakilty.
    Mr Crowley,
    Letter Clonakilty.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jerry Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Crowley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Letter, Co. Cork