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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 439

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  1. A Ghost Story (continued)

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    The fear went all away off him. The ghost could not come no further with him than the river. It is said that any ghost or anything that stops at a river is very bad.
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  2. A Story

    “In olden times it was very hard to travel on roads, especially any man coming from the fair, or any sign of money on him as there used to be Robbers always busy.”

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    In olden times it was very hard to travel on roads, especially any man coming from a fair, or any sign of money on him as there used to be Robbers always busy. One day a gentleman sent his man to a fair with a cow to sell. He sold the cow for 8.10, and when he was coming home a robber riding on horse back came after him. He chatted the man for a bit of the road,
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Forde
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo