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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0319, Page 295

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  1. Donnchadh Dall

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    This blind man lived somewhere around Bandon Road. He was constantly praying that God would grant him the great gift of sight so that he could see the world around him as his neighbours did.
    One night as this blind man lay in bed a person came to him, raised him up, the roof opened and the blind man with his guide passed all over the world. Sight was restored to Donnchadh Dall while he went over land and sea thousands of miles away from Kinsale.
    He saw great cities full of noise and confusion, where
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dhonnbháin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Séamus Breathnach
    Gender
    Male