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School: Lisaniska

Location:
Lissaniska East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Patrick Kilduff
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 198

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    “Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman in this village and they had a little girl about nine years old.”

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    Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman in this village and they had a little girl about nine years old. So one day the woman washed some wool and she put it out on a fence to dry and she sent her little girl out to mind it because there were cattle in the field near where she left it.
    Then when the woman thought it could be dry she went out to bring it in and to tell her little girl come in. When she reached the fence she called to her little
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Prendergast
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Armstrong
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockmore, Co. Mayo