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School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)

Location:
Ardfield, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0317, Page 140

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  1. A Rat Charm

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    About two hundred years ago there lived a man called James Coleman he was a native of Barryroe he was a tailor by trade and also a poet he was also known to turn away rats where numbers of them inhabited.
    Once there lived a weaver called Padar M Grah and from time to time his house got infested with rats and could by no means get rid of them so he sent for James Coleman to turn them away Coleman came and told them
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Margaret G. Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Jermiah G. O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunowen, Co. Cork