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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    The farmers all try to begin to plant the potatoes before St. Patrick's day but they are never late to plant them until the crow can hide in the ash tree.
    A story is told about an old cow. She was a very boastful old cow and March was to kill her. The days were cold and it rained its hardest but still it did not kill her. The last day of March came and the cow got up and ran round the field thinking to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Lizzie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath