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School: Ballinvally (C.) (roll number 932)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Nic Shiomóin
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    “In South-hill field there is a lone bush beside where I live.”

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    at midnight one would see a black dog with chains on his neck at the bush.
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    “A lone bush grows in Mr Halpin's field in Sheepstown on the side of a lonely hill.”

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    A lone bush grows in Mr. Halpin's field in Sheepstown on the side of a lonely hill. No one knows for sure whether there is any one buried under it or whether it is to mark the place where some poor person was killed. It is very, very old and the branches are drooping every side.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Irwin
    Gender
    Female