School: Na Creaga

Location:
Creggs, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Breandáin
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    who did not beleive this went at midnight one Xmas Night to a stable where there were two horses. At twelve o'clock one of the horses neighed loudly and said to the other "Heigh-Ho friend we will have a hard task before us tomorrow morning." The other said "The road to the churchyard is very long and steep and will be very slippery on acount of the frost." The first horse then said " Aye, and the grooms son is a very heavy load to carry."
    The man outside who was the grooms son fell into a dead faint
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English