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School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

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Lehid, Co. Kerry
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Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462, Page 309

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    “Piecing, patching & contriving 12 nails & the time of driving wax...”

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
      2. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Súilleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrylough, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Jim Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Carrigaline, Co. Cork

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    “Jim Foley says 'twas a dream Our Lord caught at the miracle of the loaves and fishes.”

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    Jim Foley says 'twas a bream Our Lord caught at the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Every bream caught since has the mark of one thumb on one side and of four fingers on the other.

    Seán Ó Súilleabháin
    (see op. page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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