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School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

Location:
Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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    The first black cow that came to Ireland long ago. The people believed on fairies, and there were no black cows in Ireland, but all red and white. One of the white cows went away from the faries, and a farmer got her. The farmer kept the cow and she had two calves.The farmer said he would kill the cow. The butcher and all were there. The butcher was just going to strike the cow when he heard a loud noise, and the cow flew away. The calves never heard the noise but they turned black with fright. One of
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Neil O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Paddy Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79