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School: Lubhghortán, Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

Location:
Lowertown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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    find out who she was. When three or four courageous boys were driving cattle to Bantry fair late in the night, she came out spitting fire. She was going to hunt them and carry away the cattle, but instead they hunted her and caught her and found out who she was. Her name was Ellie Minihane and all the people called her "Ellie Casain" as a nick name. The fire that the people thought that was coming out of her mouth was made by parrifin oil and a lighting match. She kept a bottle of oil and a box of matches with her all the time. She filled her mouth with parrafin oil and spit it out and when it was coming out she lit a match and set fire to the oil. She did not carry any butter after that
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christopher O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Jeremiah O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Knock, Co. Cork