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School: Edenagully

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Edennagully, Co. Cavan
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S. Ó Cléirigh C. Ó Baoighealláin
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  1. Ruined Castles

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Clarke
    Gender
    Female

  2. Ruined Castles

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    There are ruins of an old castle in Bailieboro. Before the Christian brothers came it was owned by Lord Lisgar.
    One day a boy came into the demesne and broke the branch of a tree. Nobody was allowed to break any of these trees or allowed to take anything belonging to the castle. One day this boy son of a widow went out and broke this branch. The lord of the castle caught this boy breaking the branch. He caught the boy and hung him for breaking the branch. When the mother came and heard the boy was
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