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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Cnoc an Bhiocáire, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 475

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    hill. There is a patch of meadow in the middle of the bog, and it is said that it was to that patch they brought the gravel. The converted it from a patch of heathery bog to a pasture field.
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    About a hundred and ten years ago Tom Leyland was noted for his great teeth. Everybody talked of him. The hedge-school master of Woodfield, Master Doyle, said this talk was nonsense. He challenged Tom, saying he would give him a gallon of whiskey if he cut the head off a large nail with the strength of his teeth. Tom took the nail and with three squeezes he cut it
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirín Nic Ghiolla Fhaoláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodfield, Co. Ros Comáin