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School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Baile Adaim, Co. Laoise
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 174

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 174

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  1. Local Happenings (continued)

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    For months after he was seen by several other people; and they got very nervous of going that way after dark. So they got their Parish Priest to banish him; and he put him under a small bridge near where he had lived.
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  2. Old Irish Tales

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    There is a large stone on Mr Michael Dempseys land in Loughlass, Ballyliian Laoighis. It is about ten tons in weight Fionn Mac Cumhaill is said to have thrown it from the top of Tullymoy Hill in the parish of Ballyadams Laoighis. The hill is about 2 miles distant from the place where the stone now lies
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andrias Ó Braonáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Fhorrach Mhór, Co. Laoise