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

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 048

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    Once there was a man named Ned. One day a stray cat came in to him. The man was leading a bad life. The cat used to sit near him at the fire. When the cat was three days with the man he saw that the cats mouth was always open.
    In a few days the cat opened his mouth and said, "Old Ned you are leading the right kind of life." Ned began to laugh. Next day a priest came to the house. The cat spat in the priests
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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