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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

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Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 343

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    “There is an old field situated in Barmoney Bree and it is said that there are two giants buried in this field, and when they were dying they brought their treasures with them.”

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    “There was a man wan time, and he was trainin' a young horse and this horse had a very long tail.”

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    There was a man wan time, an he was trainin' a young horse, and this horse had a very long tail.
    This horse was very unruly and hard to manage, so his master beat him and the horse lost his temper and swung his tail around the man's neck and choked him.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenour, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Andy Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Barmoney, Co. Wexford