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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 627

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  3. XML “A Story”
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    turns and no matter how big the vessel was she would fill it and still the udder would be full. At last one day one of the natives said, "I bet you I can get a vessel that she can't fill," and he went to milk her in a sieve and of course all the milk was spilled on the ground. He kept milking her for hours until tired. The cow disappeared and never reappeared.
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  2. Pípín Luthargáin

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    A mile from Castlegregory in the boggy lands of Inchaloughra when the farmers were ploughing the land they found lots of little clay pipes
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlegregory, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs E. Duhig
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    63
    Address
    Castlegregory, Co. Kerry