School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

Location:
Aghagower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Hannah T. Kevilla
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  1. A man in Bohea dreamt that he saw young boys fishing and when he went near them they ran away from him. He also dreamt that he saw two hounds chasing a hare. The hare would go in under the rock he was standing on. If he caught the hare by the two hind legs and threw him to the two hounds that he would get the pot of gold that was under the rock where the hare was going in. It came to pass one day he was sitting in his house he
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mr Thomas Derrig
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountbrown, Co. Mayo