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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 220

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  1. Another Story about Lynches Grey Mare that Robbed all the Purses below in Donegal (continued)

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    horse often ran day and day after each other but one day when this horse was running a race she fell and broke her neck, and died instantly.
    There was a dummy living in Mohill right beside the Lynch man. and the evening that the horse broke his neck, the little dummy went running and Shouting around the town, and he never spoke a word before or after. This was a great surprise to all living in the town,
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    Informant
    Mrs Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Tamlaght Beg, Co. Leitrim