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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 006

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    him; to bring him to land anyway and drop him there. But the Next place they came to was an Under ground tonnell, And what do you think but the eagle dropped him into it; and there poor John saw manys the thing that he wondered at.
    First he saw a big palace, and the Devil and all his men working in it. He also saw a lot of Spears - big long ones, and on top of some of
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0313: The Girl as Helper
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Edward Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Drumboy, Co. Leitrim