School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)
- Location:
- Achadh Ghobhair, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 08_017
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- There are water horses in a lake called Ail More. There was once a man coming from town with an ass. He saw a horse coming towards him from the lake. The horse jumped out of the lake and pulled the man down under the water. A few hours after his body was floating on top of the water.
- A woman was churning and a tinker came in. It is usually for people to churn when they come to a house where the churning is in progress. The tinker went out again and did not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Leacán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
