School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 209

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  1. One night long ago my uncle was leaving my house, and he had to cross a big bog.
    When he was in the middle of the bog; he met a pig, and it would not let him pass.
    He got afraid of it, and came running back to my house, and said he saw something on the path, and he got afraid of it.
    After a little while, he got courage, and said, give me a drop of holy - water, and I will go home. He went on until he came to the middle of the bog, and the pig
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carn, Co. Cavan