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School: Lurga (roll number 12574)

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Lurga, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraig Ó Fogartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0373

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    The old Irish tale that I know is about Oisin. One day when Oisin was out hunting by the banks of Loch Lein with the Fianna they saw a beautiful lady coming towards them and she had a golden cloak on her and hair that shone like gold. The hair was drooping down on her back and it was wavey and curly. When she came up to them she said that she was the daughter of the king of Tír na Nóg and that she wanted Oisín son of Finn. Finn said that it was Oisin that was along with them and she asked him to go along with her to Tír na nóg. Finn didnt want his son to go but Oisin fell in love with Eva and Oisin jumped up on the white horse. behind Eva and they rode off to Tir na nóg. Finn was crying and he was lonesome when
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florence Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Fogarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Scarriff, Co. Galway