School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

Location:
Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 13_003

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 13_003

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  1. Once upon a time there lived a man who had a long way to go to save hay, to an outside farm which he owned. It happened that it was very late one night as he was returning home from work. He sat down to rest near a forth and fell asleep. When he awoke he saw a crowd hurling and he began to hurl with his hay-fork. He had a hump on his back. They said to him, "hello Paddy, How do you do" Then they said to him three times "Wishes of wish, riches or beauty?"
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