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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

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Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 272

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  1. Story - The Adventures of Roaming Harry

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    Harry was the son of a poor widow. He was fond of rambling. One day he was going through the fields, beside a forest. He heard something like thunder behind him. On looking around him, he saw the ground cracking. After a minute he saw a cloud of smoke rising out of the ground, and a fairy in the middle of it.
    The fairy walked along with him, and they began to talk about birds. At that moment, all kinds of beautiful birds flew out before him. The fairy brought Harry into a cave, and he told Harry to go into a room, which adjoined the cave. In this room, the ground was paved with jewels. He told Harry to stand in the middle of the room, and to look down at the floor.
    He was to stay looking at the floor, until his eyes would shut. After an hour, his eyes
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Rose Reid
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath