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Dunreagh, Co. Meath
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Maighréad Condún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 364

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    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.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Delia Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Baltrasna, Co. Meath