School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)

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Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
        2. Cú Chulainn (~40)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garranejames, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Garranejames, Co. Cork
  2. When Cuchulan and Ferdia were fighting Cuchulan's attendant saw them and he got his sword. Its name was Gae Bolga. On the sword there were a lot of edges on each side of it so that if it got stuck in any-one
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