School: Clonmacnoise

Location:
Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 184

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coming in the distance. Thinking it was a rider coming from work, he began to whistle, for he felt he had company. The noise stopped suddenly and looking round he saw a large horse with a dog's head coming towards him. It had just crossed over the wall into the field. My grandfather got such a fright, that he immediately blessed himself. The horse turned round and raced across the hill out of sight.