School: Liathdruim

Location:
Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0087

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0087

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  2. About twenty five years ago there lived in Leitrim a very strong man named Broderick. He was very poor and when he was young he was often seen running around the fields in the frost and snow with nothing on him but a bag.
    He spent his early life going around working with the farmers of Leitrim. He always ate the black potatoes for
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