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School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0382

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    In order to safeguard himself from been murdered he build a tunnel from his castle to the castle of Athleague and used to travel underground between those two places. One morning after haveing put to death the only son of a widow he set out on horse-back for Dublin and as his horse lost a shoe on the way he was obliged to visit a forge.
    When conversing with the smith he said he often heard a blacksmith curse was supposed to be bad and in order to shatter that opinion the smith would have to
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Cunniffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Cunniffe
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway