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School: Doire Leathan, Grange (roll number 14843)

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Derrylehan, Co. Sligo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 397

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  1. Cnocán na Cú

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    One time a man on horseback was coming through Gortnarung and he had a bag of gold with him.When coming near a hill he saw a black hound. After hiding the bag of gold the hound began to fight him. It is said that the hound is buried in that hill. So the hill is called Crucán na Cú
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    “Long ago a great giant lived round here and he did wonderful deeds.”

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. giants (~518)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Coen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raspberryhill, Co. Sligo

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    “In Andrew Mc Gowan's field in Rasberry Hill there is a graveyard.”

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    3 In Andrew McGowan's field in Rasberry Hill there is as graveyard There are headstones in it and on them are letters but in is very hard to make the letters out. My father told me these stories.
    Thomas Coen, Raspberry Hill, Grange , Sligo
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