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School: Callystown (C.), Clogherhead (roll number 14253)

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Callystown, Co. Louth
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Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 039

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    The big tree was planted about two hundred years ago. It was planted by James McLoughlin who was employed in O'Rielly's public house. The following is the story of how it was planted. Long ago it occurred that on the pattern Sunday the Callystown people and the Clogherhead people had a fight.This Sunday the Clogherhead people were victorious. The trophy was a young tree. The tree was planted together with a barrel of oats. It grew into the big fine tree it is to-day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Treacy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glaspistol, Co. Louth