School: Dundrum (B.)

Location:
Dundrum, Co. Dublin
Teachers:
A. Breathnach Andrew. T. Walsh
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    Many years ago there was a very old woman lived in country.

    She had no daughters nor son's and her husband was dead. Also she was very poor and no one would mind her.
    The only thing she could make her living by was a red cow. Early every morning she got up to milk the cow. And it came at last when a King came to live in Ireland, for his health.
    He was not long in the country when he wanted to build a castle. When he got his men to build the castle, he mixed the cement with
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Mason
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dundrum, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Dundrum, Co. Dublin