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School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 490

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    “There was a story told about a place about two miles from my house called Sonna.”

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    The bird was supposed to be an owl but they did not know rightly whether it was or not.
    When the dusk of the evening would come it used to start shouting with a very clear voice. It would remind you of a man cheering. And it used to fly around the whole domain.
    He remained there
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