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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

Location:
Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 03_012

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  1. The Long Black Hand

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    About one mile West from the school an old church stands there. Three hundred years ago Saint Colman built it.
    Long ago an old woman lived there. She was a queer sort of a woman. Nobody knew what she lived on. She had a very big black hand. It was very long. No one was allowed to
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Donnchadha
    Gender
    Female