School: Lios Maol

Location:
An Lios Maol, Co. Ros Comáin
Teachers:
Seán Ó Súilleabháin Eoghan Mac Seághain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0268, Page 151

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  1. There was once a man who was a great dancer. One night anyway he went to his brother for the crates of a cart because there was a a fair the day after and he had to carry the crates home on his back.
    Well coming back home he had to pass through a fort. While he was coming home he heard music within in it. He stood up and listened to the music and it was so sweet that he started to dance with the crates on hos back. After a while the music changed to the next fort and the man started to dance with the crates on his back again. It kept changing from fort to fort all night and the man followed it every time and started dancing. At last the music came back to the first fort again and music and the man followed it back and it stood till morning and then it stopped. When he came home it was too late to
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