School: Lochán na mBan (roll number 7816)

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1. The Unnatural Calf (continued)

   

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   The Vet came at once in his motor-car. Mr O’Brien was landed in about an hour. After a while they brought the calf. They saw a very remarkable thing. They saw that the calf was turned inside out. The heart and all the entrails were in the outside. They rolled the calf up in a sheet. Mr O Brien sent the calf to the museum.

   
   Dympna McLoughlin
   Loughanemon
   Claremorris

   

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2. Fairs

   

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   The local fairs are held in Claremorris Ballyhaunis and Kiltimagh. Long ago there were fairs held in the country. The usual place for the country fairs was in a village called X Ballina Costello. It is situated about two miles from Knock. It is not held there now because it is too far away from a station and the buyers did not come. The fairs are held in

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trade
            1. buying and selling (~3,622)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dympna Mc Loughlin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Loughaunnaman, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Luke Dillon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rockfield, Co. Mayo