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School: St. Brendan's, Birr

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Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Br O' Boyle
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    An Old Story
    There once lived a man named Cullen. He lived in a little house with his mother. Cullen had a great habit of getting drunk. One night he was coming home drunk, when he met a little elf. The elf said "Beware of the black Raven", for if you hear him speak you will forget everything and you will not know where you live". Cullen took no heed but passed on. As he was going down the lane to his house, he heard a voice saying, "So you did not heed the elf." Then Cullen saw a huge black Raven waving its wings in his face. At once he forgot everything, he did not know where he lived. To this day he is still going
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter O' Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mary Mc Vary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    North Quay, Co. Louth