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School: An Gleann Ruadh, Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 3221)

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Glenroe, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Conmidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 150

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  1. Biddy Early

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Biddy Early (~186)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    David O Brien
    Gender
    Male

  2. Folklore

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    I heard my Grandfather telling a story about a priest in this locality who was called in the middle of the night to attend a sick person. He asked the messengers if they had and any means of carrying him and they said no He did not like to go but he went and as he was passing Ballydonahue Cross he got a fright lads and the messengers heard him beating
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