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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

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Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 02_016

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    were afraid to have anything to do with her so nobody killed her for some time.
    One night a feast was held in a mansion belong to a man named Andrew Lynch. When the feast was over all the guests thanked him very well. He told them that "the Long Black Hand" troubled him very much. Immediately one man named "Young Ó Heidin" stood up and at once offered to go and kill her. The man who
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nuala Ní Bheirn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    H. Shiel
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ardrahan, Co. Galway