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School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Aghamore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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    him that there was a big black ghost with four big thick legs and a head like an elephant among the mountains. The man that was going for the doctors turned home. When he came again he had a cross in his hand, and he was dressed in bear skin. They fought all night long, until at last he bit the ear off the man and broke the cross. In the morning he found out that it was his own horse.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Killeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo