School: Gleann Maighe (Íochtarach)
- Location:
- Glanmire, Co. Cork
- Teacher: D. Beckett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 435
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- (continued from previous page)struck dead while thinking about what he would do to the poor man.
- One night some men were at a card party in a friend's house. After the party they went across the fields towards their home. They had not gone far when they heard a loud cry. They looked around because they thought it might be a train for they were near the railway line. As they looked around a very old looking engine flashed by at an amazing speed.
In it were a strange and quaintly dressed crew with large sacks on their backs.
The men looked at each other in amazement when the train had gone. When they reached the main(continues on next page) - Collector
- John Harrington
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glanmire, Co. Cork
