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School: Síolach (roll number 12266)

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Sheelagh, Co. Louth
Teacher:
S. Ó Gnímh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0663, Page 140

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    Long ago when people had a long journey to go to a fair they started the night before. So it happened that a man lived north of Armagh was going to the fair of Lurgan with a herd of cattle. His servant and his master started out the night before. Long ago it was an old belief that if a person started on a long journey before the cock crew twelve at night something bad would happen. The men thought they heard the cock and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Harvey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummuckavall, Co. Armagh
    Informant
    Mr James Richardson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Moybane, Co. Armagh