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School: Cullahill (C.), Rathdowwney (roll number 13137)

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Cullahill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs Baird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 321

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    but they were never seen after they had been hidden.
    Glashare is situated about one mile from this school. There was a great battle here, between the Leinster men and the Connaught men. So terrible was the fight, that the stream there became red with blood, and since then, the place was called Glashare. This means the stream of slaughter.
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