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School: Mainistir na Toirbhirte, Baile an Mhuilinn (roll number 3655)

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Milltown, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Drisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0434, Page 267

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    He went away to light his pipe, and in the house he went to, there was a young woman and an old man living in it. The old man was blind. The fisherman spent a long time talking to him, but the woman told the fisherman on no account are you to go near him.
    Then the old man asked him to give him a piece of bread that they had in their country, and the woman told the fisherman to give him the griddle. The old man started eating the griddle, and he said, "that is very hard bread ye have." Then he told the fisherman to give him his hand, for
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Anglesey Mountain, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Elizabeth Mangan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tinnahally, Co. Kerry