School: Convent of Mercy, Athlone
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0749, Page 018
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- Once upon a time there lived a miserly old man. He had more money than ever he could spend and he as too mean to give any of it to the poor.
As the days went by he began to fear that some thief would hear of his riches and break into the house. One night he carried his box of gold to a corner under a hill and hid it under a tree.
Every day he would go to the corner under the hill and would stand by the tree and talk to(continues on next page)
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- Sadie Feely
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
