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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 160

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    hook stuck in his eye and he was brought on to the bank. Now he sued the other man for the loss of his eye and Daniel O'Connell was a lawyer for the man who was being sued. One evening coming home from school the children were talking about it when they met a man who was begging. "I would settle that case with one word" he said. Daniel O'Connell happened to be passing by at the time and he asked him how. "Well" said the man "I'd put him into the lake again and if he was able to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Daniel O'Connell (~175)
    Folktales index
    AT0155: The Ungrateful Serpent Returned to Captivity
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary