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School: Baile an Churraigh

Location:
Ballincurry, Co. Galway
Teacher:
A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 464

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    ros through their eyes. The huntsman on going to procure the birds espied a hare leaving his bed, in the rushes and in his confusion He put in a 3" nail. Just as the hare was about to go through the old gate, He aimed again, and this time nailed the hare by the ears to the gate. He was so astonished at what He had done, that He fell back on a clump of rushes, and this time He sat on the head of a pheasant cock and causing its death. "This" He remarked "was a very pleasant mornings hunting.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Frs. Hurley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Connelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glinsk, Co. Galway