School: Cúlach (roll number 13349)
- Location:
- Coolagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Conraoi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0058, Page 0004
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“On the south side of Mullagh Castlenancy doth lie”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- About fifty years ago a man used pass up from Ramore to Pallas. This man was from the other world. When he started up from Ramore he used to start screeching and balls of fire used leap from his mouth. When he passed near any house the plates and cups used fall down, but they would not be broken. At last when all the people were terrified they(continues on next page)