School: Dunboyne (roll number 15915)

Location:
Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Teacher:
N.F. Ó Donncha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0688, Page 096

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0688, Page 096

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    Major Connolly
    Many years ago there lived in Celbridge a man named Major Connolly. One day as he was hunting on his horse he met another man on horse-back. They then got into conversation. After a while Major Connolly invited the man home to tea. As they were going up the avenue the man said that he would jump all the young beech trees on both sides of the avenue. Major Connolly laughed at the idea and said that he could
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Beggstown, Co. Meath