School: Ballynagearn (roll number 8824)
- Location:
- Ballaghnagearn, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: T. Finnegan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 119
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- (continued from previous page)her. She jumped against the door which flung open and the rope around her horns pulled her in at the back of the door. The wolf sprang into the chapel and the goat jumped out again pulling the door after her. Jimmy who was in the chapel praying escaped through the sacristy leaving the wolf alone in the chapel. The people were glad when they heard that the wolf was in the chapel and they collected all the weapons available to put an end to him which they did. They then decided to make s collection for Jimmy because he captured the wolf. So they collected £20 and he brought a new cow with the money. Long ago a man was passing Corrybracken fort and he had a mare called Madera. A fairy horse dealer came out and purchased his mare. He sold the mare to him took off her halter and walked home to Corlea. As he was entering his own house the mare was there before him having taken a shorter route. It is said that in the time when the McMahons(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Freeman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corlea, Co. Monaghan
