School: Dunree
- Location:
- Dunreagh, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Condún
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- (continued from previous page)One day himself and his brother started to cut the well tree. One of them happened to look towards the house and was appalled to see flames darting towards the sky.
The brothers immediately downed tools and flew home to put out the fire, but what was their surprise to see it safe and sound. They returned to the cutting of the tree again but had to fly once more to extinguish the flames. They they realized that it was time to stop interfering with that tree.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Kearns
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Delia Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Occupation
- Domestic worker
- Address
- Baltrasna, Co. Meath