School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Baile Adaim, Co. Laoise
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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  2. John Grady Ballintubber was a noted story teller. He is now dead for a long time. He used to sit at the cross at Ballintubber and tell stories to the boys who used to collect at the cross in the evening. He specialised in fairy tales.
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