School: Sonnagh (cailíní agus buachaillí)
- Location:
- Sonnagh Old, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Úna Bean Uí Mhuireadhaigh
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- Last night my grandmother told me a grand story about a blacksmith of long ago. It was just twelve o clock one Christmas Eve night when the bells were ringing the Blacksmith noticed a ghostly glimmer in the darkness. Then a tall. stooping old man carrying a scythe over his shoulder stepped forward. to the blacksmith's forge and begged him to drive a nail into his scythe. Delighted to get this unexpected job the blacksmith proceeded to drive in the nail when suddenly he felt his hair bristle with horror and a cold sweat broke out on his brow. This work will be your last(continues on next page)