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School: Dunleer (C.) (roll number 1496)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Chathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 011

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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    He then went home as quickly as he could. He put the duck feathers and all into a pot and boiled it and ate it.
    While Dennis was killing the duck the owner was looking on, so the next time he saw Dennis he said "why did you kill the duck" and Dennis said "because she was fat, good, strong, and healthy and because she did not lay any eggs."
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  2. A Ghost Story

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    A Ghost Story
    There is a hill named Croe Sidhe at Lawlesstown, a small distance away from Dunleer. Croe Sidhe means the hill of the fairies.
    One night a man who was labouring with a farmer not far from the hill, was passing by a gate on the hillside when a
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Strain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    James Strain
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth