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School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Eugene Conway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 328

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    Once upon a time there was a man coming home from a gamble house at one o'clock in the morning. He saw a lot of people coming towards him playing music on horseback. He stood still and the little men rode up to where he was standing. One of the little men said to him "Get up behind me on the horse". The man got up behind on the horse. Then they rode off till they came to a pond of water. The horses jumped across to the other side of the pond. The man said "O" and he fell off the horse. When he got up he saw a light not far off. He went to where the light was. He heard a lot of music going on inside. He went in and there was a lot of men and women dancing. When he went in the people asked him what he wanted. The man said "I want to be left
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frankie Nally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Hanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Tipper, Co. Longford