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School: St. Mary's (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
A. Mac Uidhlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 446

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    Two Greyhounds.
    This really happened. One day about fifty years ago three men were going from Drogheda to Dublin. Each of them was driving a cart of hay. Their names was Peter Markey and James Grogan but I forget the name of the other man.
    They started off middling early in the morning. They had hardly got five miles out from Drogheda when two greyhounds came out from a field and started walking after the carts.
    The men had never sawn the like of the greyhounds before. They were both very big but one was snow-white and the other was pitch black.
    The greyhounds kept on following the carts till they reached a big field about one mile from Ballbriggan. There was a big iron gate leading into the field. When
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Meehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sampson's Lane, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Brendan Mc Quillan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Old Hill, Co. Louth