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School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)

Location:
Fiodh Alúine, Co. Chill Dara
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 028

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 028

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  1. Prayer

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    "Let us join & offer a Pater & Ave to keep us from sickness & a sudden & unprovided death from the snares & deceit of the devil & from the hands of our enemies both soul and body.
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    A woman going to Kilmeague saw a car coming. There was a stack of straw & the woman went over to the stack to let the car pass. A woman rose out of the stack of straw & went away. She was the banshee.
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  3. Story

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    A man went into Mag Foxe's rath in Newtown Robertstown Co Kildare & began to cut a tree.
    A piece of wood went into his eye & his eye withered away.
    A very old man named Danaher told this to James Dunne Allenwood N.S.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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