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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0267

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  1. A Man who Had a Horse Sick

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    1. There was a man living in this village who had a horse sick. He went to Biddy Earley. Biddy Earley was a peculiar woman. The man told her about the horse. She said she could do nothing for his horse. She brought a large bottle of water out of a room.
    2. She said if she could do anything for the horse, the horse and the field where it happened would appear in it, but it didn't
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Neil Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway