School: Ballinvally (C.) (roll number 932)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Nic Shiomóin
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“There is a lone bush in Miss Mangan's field on the side of a forth.”
There is a lone bush in Miss Mangans field on the side of a forth. It is said that there is a man buried there. It is a white thorn bush. Not long ago there was a spirit seen standing at it. It is a very old crooked tree and the branches are all bent.
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“I know where a lone bush grows.”
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“In South-hill field there is a lone bush beside where I live.”
In south-hill field there is a lone bush beside where I live. It is said that somebody was buried. There are stones there. There are stones under a cliff of grass and the bush is on the ground and the grave is beside it. It is said that the fairies run around it. Oul Garrgan used to play around it. If one went(continues on next page)