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

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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    They reached the mansion and they went in The queen brought the man to the seashore. She put him in a hut and she gave him nothing to eat. She came to him in a weeks time and he was better. The queen kept him to work for her.
    The next day the queen sent him to the garden of youth for an apple. She gave him a rifle for to shoot the guard that was minding the tree. He came to the garden the man was asleep. A witch that was guarding it with the man wakened him up. She changed into
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Luke Reid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath