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School: Aill Bhreac (roll number 12103)

Location:
Aillebrack, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eilís Bean Mhic Chonghaile
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    changed, a bell was heard ringing on Chapel Island. No rats or mice live on the island, and to rid barns, +c. of these pests, clay from the island is scattered in them and the rats and mice disappear immediately. A peculiar fact is that the adjoining islands are infested with rats. Fishermen carry bits of mortar of the Chapel in their boats to save them from drowning.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Chongaile
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Aillebrack, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Mhaille
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Aillebrack, Co. Galway