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School: Dromakeenan

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Drumakeenan, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Fhallamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0818, Page 140

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Rate collector

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    Long ago a priest by the name of Father O'Keeffe lived over at St Kierans. He used to have to go to Fancroft to say Mass. One morning his horse went home lame. He met a protestant near his house and he asked him to drive him to Fancroft. He said to go and get some of his own crowd. The priest said "You will be there when I come back."
    When the priest came back that
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