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School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0414

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    Almost a hundred years ago a child who had seven fingers on each hand was born in Fairfield on the western slope of Mount Mary. His name was Mattie Mannion. Shortly after his birth a story got about that such a person was mentioned in an old prophesy and that in the final battle for Irish freedom he would hold up the enemy cavalery in a three cornered field (John Lohan's field.)
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. soothsayers (~116)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Cunniffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway