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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 165

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    was too much for him and he threw him up again. The Great Ollpheist lost some time during this, and worked very hard to make up for the time he had lost with the piper. The good man whom the druid said was to come was Saint Patrick. The river which the Great Ollpheist made in its efforts to escape, is now called the Shannon.
    The Great Worm worked very hard until it came to a lake which is now called Lough Ree. In this lake there was a tribe of venemous serpents, and they began to fight. The fight lasted for seven nights and seven days until the Great Worm killed
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Angus Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Dunne
    Gender
    Male