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School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 374

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    There is a cave situated on a hillside near Old Bridge not far from Drogheda. There is a story told that many years ago a man gathering herbs. After a time he sat down to rest, he was surprised to see a dark cleft in the hill.
    Again and again he looked at it, then he determined to climb to it. Keeping his eyes on the cleft he began to climb. When he reached it he found it was a cave. He walked into
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Windmill Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Miss Mary Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Windmill Road, Co. Louth