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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 172

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  1. A Ghost Story (continued)

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    plainly a covered-in-car, with the two horses under it and the man driving them. After that night the workman never stayed in Charlton's house any more.
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  2. Old Trees

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    When St. Ciaran was in Clonmacnois he planted a lot of Ash trees on the Creevaghroad above St. Ciaran's Well. Two of these trees still stand on the road beside Ciaran Curley's house. They are very big trees and they are boast in the centre, and the children often hide in them when playing. Long ago the road went down on the other side of the trees, as well as on the side it is now, and
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Flannery
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Stephen Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Clorhane, Co. Offaly