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School: Gleann Gabhna, Tulach an Iarainn

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Máire Ní Dhubhshláinghe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0380, Page 241

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  1. An Event Which Happened in this District Long Ago

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    Once upon a time there lived six boys and one girl.
    One winter the girl complained of a pain in her side and the doctor was brought to her. The doctor did all he could to cure her but he failed.
    She was in hospital for some years. It so happened that one of the brothers got sick and soon after died. Two more of them also got the disease and could not be cured.
    So there lived an old woman in that district who came to see if she could cure
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycullane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Michael Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycullane, Co. Cork