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School: Sraithín (roll number 13617)

Location:
Sraheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088C, Page 04_019

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    would go too No body knew him At midnight a big noise came to the door trying to come in the priest his hand to the door and told it to keep 'back, it was no good he took out his book and began to read it he prayed but it was no good he asked the thing was there any to stop it the thing at the door answered there was if he would go in his feet for seven years and never lodge in any house the second night the priest said that he
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    History Edit
    Collector
    Brigid Ní Lochlainn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sraheen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Máire Beán Ní Colmáin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    64
    Address
    Sraheen, Co. Mayo