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School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

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Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
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Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 465A

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  1. Strange Animals

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    There is a story told in this district about an eel that inhabited a lake called Bellow's Lake in Slanestown. He was so large that no one ventured to catch or kill him.
    One day a man was out spearing eels when the spearhead fell off and sank to the bottom of the lake. He dived down
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Hanley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath