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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Tomás Diolún
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    cave, when he was about a yard from the bottom the monster caught him in his claws and pulled him into the cave. Then Mac Sharry begged for mercy and said that if he would let him go he would never come back again. The monster said that he would let him go on condidion that he would never come back again or if he would come back again he would kill him. He let Mac Sharry out by a cave near Friarstown. Mac Sharry never went back to "Pull a Ding Dong again.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Thomas O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim