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School: Ballinacree (C.) (roll number 13966)

Location:
Ballynacree, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlín Bean Uí Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 409

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  1. The Black Baron

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    About one hundred years ago their stood on the (should) shores of lake sheelian a castle in which their lived a man named they Black Baron he was very unchairatable and when a poor person came to the door he drove them away. Once their came to the (door) castle a poor youth he knocked at the door any nobody answering he entered the kitchen. He was very hungary and their been no-one in the kitchen to give him food he saw a cake of bread at the fire and he went over and took a quarter of the cake. When the Baron heard of this he was very angry and he persued the youth. When he found him he drew a sword and killed him. There used be a fair in Finea and the baron alway's attended this fair. It so happened that one evening as the baron was coming from the fair he meet two young men (Tinkers) and they were fighting over a calf-skin. The Baron dismounted his horse to settle the dispute and as soon as he was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Toireasa Balb
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Balfe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynacree, Co. Meath