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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
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G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 012

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    There once lived in the townland of TInnamuck a man named Brian Johnson. The people around that district believed him to be in the faires.
    One day Brian's father was going to sell two pigs in a nearby town called Moate. He would not let brian go but Brian said he was going. On that day he arose early and putting on his good suit he set out
    On nearing the town he made some signs and two pigs walked out of the ditch. When he came to the town a good-looking jobber bought them from him and as there was no
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Fenlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly