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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

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Aghagower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 05_006

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 05_006

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  1. The Dead Man (continued)

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    out of the corpse house. He was going across the fields for home and he heard some one coming after him and it was not long until the dead man walked up to him and almost killed him. His brother was coming and he got him half-dead. He brought him home and in a week after he died.
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  2. Seán Máistir

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    A number of years ago there was a hedge school in the village of Aughagower. The school master's name was Seán Maister. There was a castle in the village of Mount Brown. It was owned by Denis Brown. Every evening Seán went down to teach Denis's children - when he
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eneas M. Noonan
    Gender
    Male