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School: Island Parish

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Ballina, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Seán Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 311

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    they would not.
    One day a long, long time ago a poor woman came to the door and asked for some butter-milk, the woman gave her some and when she gave her the milk she took a penny for it and when she went back to the churn there was grass growing in it so she had to give back the penny.
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    After St. Monahan died all the people in Lemonghan wanted him to be buried in Lemonahan and the Killmonaghan's wanted him to be buried in their grave-yard. The Lemonhan's had the coffin and they were
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Clare O' Donoghue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Bridget Horan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grogan and Corroe, Co. Offaly