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Assembly members were told of the challenge by principal of Coláiste Feirste in Belfast, Micheál Mac Giolla Ghunna.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Bass has said that she wasn’t told of those warnings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

One journalist - we are calling him Armin - who spoke to our Tehran colleague told of how just reporting the facts of the war was enough to be arrested, with potentially fatal ramifications.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Polish legend told of a king and his brave knights who lay asleep within mountain caverns.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys




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