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School: Coolronan (roll number 16247)

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Coolronan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 308

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  2. The Race of the Black Pig

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    Years ago up in the North of Ireland, the people were full of witchcraft and certain people could turn a person into an animal.
    There was once a schoolmaster who every day at dinnertime would turn one of his pupils into a hare and the remaining lot into hounds. The mother of this boy was a widow and she noticed her boy not thriving for a long time. So
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. black pig (~84)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Richard Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Murry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathkenna, Co. Meath