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School: St. John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)

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Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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    Strang Animals
    Strange animals are to be found in many parts of the country and there are many stories connected with them.
    Once upon a time there was a woman in Crenane who sued to wash clothes for the people. One day she was washing clothes at the back of the river Lung when she noticed the water getting very rough. She looked down the rive and saw to her amazement a large pig swimming towards her. She ran away and the pig made after her. But for a few men that were working nearby it would have eaten her. The men rushed at it with spades, shovels, and forks and they had a very hard job to put it back. As it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Towey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymaging or Castlemore, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Peter Towey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnaboy, Co. Roscommon