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School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire

Location:
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 528

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    “There is a lake in my native district called Lough Derg and this is how it got it's name.”

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    There is a lake in my native district called Lough Derg and this is how it got it's name.
    Long ago the Irish people used to give the poets valuable things if they would write nice poems about them and if refused he would write bad poems.
    It happened that there was a Prince living near the lake, and he promised the poet that he would give him any thing he wanted if he would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Condon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr T. Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Occupation
    County council worker
    Address
    Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary