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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 086

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    Long ago there was a man and his wife living in a small clay cabin in a wood. There was also living in the house a boy named Pat and a girl named Molly. A severe flu came round and the father and the mother died of it. The boy and girl left orphans. After a while they got rick they had three cows and a lot of calves.
    One day there was a fair in the town Pat brought the cow to it. He got up the next morning at six o clock and started off for
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harry Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moydrum or Bogstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Peter Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leagar House, Co. Meath