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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

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Aghagower, Co. Mayo
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Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 12_025

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    Gubán Saor was a mason. He used to build numbers of Castles and churches. He and his son were sent to England to build a large mansion. He and his son were to be killed after they had it built. When the mansion was finished they told the Lord that they had to get their tools in Ireland. When the son came over to Ireland for the tools they were down in a box about twenty feet deep and when Gubán Saors son went to stoop down for the tools his mother shoved him into it and locked it on him
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Gobán Saor (~181)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Derrig
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountbrown, Co. Mayo