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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

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Aghagower, Co. Mayo
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Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 02_025

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    doing there but she never spoke. He thought she was dumb but he wanted to marry her because she was so beautiful. He brought her home to his castle. She had the sixth shirt made and one night when she was going to the graveyard some of the soldiers followed her. They saw her pulling the nettles and the went back and told the king. The king said she was a witch and she should be burned. They asked her to explain but she never spoke. She was working away making the seventh shirt as they were bringing her in the cart to be burned. The seven big swans flew around the cart and she threw the shirts on them but there was only one sleve in the seventh shirt. Down fell seven men and everyone was astonished. She told the king the story
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Noonan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tawnagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Noonan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tawnagh, Co. Mayo