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School: Arva (C.)

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Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 105

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    everything he promised he would give up gambling and stop going about at night. He was as good as his word and began to till his land and work hard. From that out he was known in the district as "Phelim the wise."
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    “An owl is seen on the 28th of October every year in the corn mill in Arva...”

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    An owl is seen on the 28th of October every year in the corn mill in Arva. It starts at half one and ends at a quarter to two. Old people around the district say that it a ghost in the form of an owl. It is uspposed to have come to the mill in the year 1927.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Miss Eilin Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan