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School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

Location:
Baile an Gharraí, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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    Religious Stories:-
    There was a woman who had hens. Her neighbour stole the hens from her. She went to the priest and asked him what revenge she would have at her neighbour. The priest said to her not to do anything to her neighbour but to let God deal with her. After a while hens' feathers grew out through her neighbour's face and they never left her after.
    There was a woman who was a great miser. The only thing she gave away in her life was a keeler of milk that a rat had fallen into. When she died she was seen every night in the dairy
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. scéalta (~478)
        1. scéalta cráifeacha (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile na Fraince, Co. Luimnigh
    Informant
    Michael Hartnett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    32
    Address
    An Baile Nua, Co. Luimnigh