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School: Cúlfada (roll number 13763)

Location:
Coill Fhada, Co. Shligigh
Teacher:
Liam Barún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 080

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    About a half mile from my district there are holy wells. These wells are situated in big cairns of stones.
    Long ago there was a great battle fought there round one of these wells and that is why the town land is called Battlefields. Also round one of these big cairns of stones there are rushes and these rushes never get green on account of all the blood that was shed in the churches where these holy wells are. Also these rushes are
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    D. Judge
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Cluain Catha, Co. Shligigh
    Informant
    Mrs Gara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluain Catha, Co. Shligigh