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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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    Once there lived a king who ruled over a kingdom He was getting old and the doctors found out that the apples that grew on the apple tree beside his window was the only cure for him.
    The king heard this and he used to get them counted since they were the size of marbles. One night when he was dozing asleep, he heard someone at his tree. He leaped out of bed and went over to the window and he saw a shiny light around a bird. She took the
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0550: Search for the Golden Bird
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harry Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moydrum or Bogstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Dan Nugent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyboggan, Co. Meath