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School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)

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Killasona, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 476

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 476

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    that he would bring little Farrelly and drown him in a bog hole and so he did. On the way Big Farrelly got tired and left down the bag and went on to a house near by.
    After a while a man with a drove of cattle came on and looked into the bag. When he saw Little Farrelly told him he was going to heaven. Then the man said that he would give him the cattle if he would let him in Little Farrelly agreed and started off with the cattle and the man got into the bag.
    After a while Big Farrelly came and lifted the bag and went to the bog hole and threw it in. When he was coming back he met Little Farrelly and said to him "I thought I threw you into the bog hole." "Yes," said
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Flood
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Thomas Fagan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford