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School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)

Location:
Sraheens, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121B, Page 01_039

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    “Once upon a time a priest suggested having a meeting at a village...”

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    a little robin came and seem to say "father" behind the priests back. The priest look back and what should, he see but six guards coming towards him. Away ran the priest and jumped on the horse and galloped through a village called Barrowntleva and the guards after him. It just happened that one of the guards fell and hurted himself so all the rest waited to pick him up and the priest went as fast as he could and ran in a boreen called Kenny's boreen and down by a river named Ara river and round about Tavanaghkinaffe and out again to the meetingin Althanea
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Padden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntleva, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Frainey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowntleva, Co. Mayo