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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

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Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 207

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    “Once upon a time there was a man and he had a cow in his pasture near his house.”

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    got a black greyhound, and then he went to watch her a second time, the black hare came again and he set the greyhound after her, the(y) grey-hound was not able to keep in to her, the man set off across the hills and he saw the black hare run into a house in the wood, and a lot of children came to the door and cried "run Granny quick or you will be caught"
    Told to me by my father Patrick Kelly aged 50 years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Angela Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clongawny, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Clongawny, Co. Offaly