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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

Location:
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 044

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    About a 100 years ago a priest was digging near Fernagh Castle and set cabbage and other plants in it. During the harvest time he noticed that the plants were not growing. One day he put all the plants into one bundle in another man's garden. Soon after that the plants grew well and he was surprised to see that. One year he gathered 40 men to dig in that place where the plants did not grow. Soon after the men came and the priest gave them spades, shovels and picks. The men started digging. Day after day tey were getting deeper and deeper. There was a man named Frank Larkin in the job. He was the best worked of the 40 men
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Lowe
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Aghancarra, Co. Leitrim