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School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)

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Shrule, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038C, Page 04_017

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    There was once a Cailleach Béara living in Gurteen. She was a cruel woman. One day she met a man on the road. The man was riding on a horse. He had a bag of sand on the horses back. The bag of sand fell from him and he saw the Cailleach Béara coming towards him. He asked her to lift the bag of sand and she said "I will". "That is a bag of oats" the Cailleach Béara said "It is very heavy oats". No one knew what time she
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Colm Ó Dubhlaoich
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteens, Co. Mayo