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School: Ceathrú Gabhann (C.) (roll number 14229)

Location:
Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Caitlín Bean Uí Shioradáin
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    ing into the field he ran and followed them with his stick. As soon as the horses came to the lake they jumped in. Then the man knew that they were sea horses and he went home and told the neighbours what was destroying their oats.
    The next night the man went to the field again and brought all the neighbours with him. The horses came in again, and one of the men had a rope. He ran and threw it round one of the horse's neck's and held him.
    The man brought him home and trained him. He never let him near the lake all the time. He worked and carted him for a long time, until one day when he was passing by the lake one of the other horses stuck up his head out of the water and neighed. The horse that the man
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Annie Kelly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female