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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile (roll number 4572)

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Kinsale, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. De Pazzi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 153

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  1. The Fish that Spoke (continued)

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    Joan jumped over ground threw off the gusset and screamed.
    "Oh the Lord save us your ravarance 'Tis little I thought that I was carrin the Ould Boy on my 'ead."
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  2. The Crying from the Main Drain

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    On another occasion Fr Mc Namara and Gallagher were walking down Market Lane. Up to that time the sewer was only partly covered. Gallagher gave a smothered cry as if from a drowning child. One or two bystanders raised an alarm. A crowd gathered and began searching under the flags of the drain. Again they heard the cry of the supposed child but from a different point. The crowd now began shouting and trembling over each other. The ventriloquist would have enjoyed the sport much longer but Fr Mc Namara urged him to leave
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighréad Ní Mhathghamhna
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Séamus Breathnach
    Gender
    Male