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School: Garrdha na Cailce (Garnakilla) (roll number 15418)

Location:
Garranakilka, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Riain
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  3. XML “Three Hard Tasks”
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  1. Three Hard Tasks (continued)

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    grandfather. "He wears a little red cap" said he. They all wear red caps so I will let them all out, and the king can pick out his grandfather.
    When the king saw all the people coming all on fire. He said "Drive them back to hell before they set fire to my palace. The man drove them back and came to claim the kings daughter. Then king gave her to him and they lived happy ever after.
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  2. An Old School

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    In olden times there were no schools. The teachers used to teach school in old cabins and at the back of hills. They used to teach school by night and sometimes by day. There was an old house in Cummer and there was a man by the name of Grace who used to teach school in it. Sometimes the people used bring teachers to their children in their homes.
    The used teach mostly all Irish at that time and talk it. They had no pens or pencils but the used make pens from quills and pencils from nice stones.
    The man that used teach in that old house was
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Foilnaman, Co. Tipperary