School: Oldcastle (C.) (roll number 12489)
- Location:
- Oldcastle, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire D. Ní Nualláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 015
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- (continued from previous page)There is a story told of a certain man who went occasionally to the well and each time he tried to drain it but he was unsuccessfull and he remained ever after an unlucky man.
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- Lough RedLough Red is a lake situated in the townland of Knocklough. The meaning of those two words are "The Red Lake. It is that the cure for the Rose is in this Lake. When people get this sore on them it is generally red, so it(continues on next page)
