School: N. Seosamh, Cill Lasrach (roll number 16289)

Location:
Cill Lasrach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
S. Mac Carrghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 144

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 144

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  2. There was a miserly old woman who denied herself the necessaries of life. There lived with her, her grand daughter and a servant girl. Those like the old woman were compelled to live a life of semi-starvation.
    Every penny the old woman got, she put it aside until her pennies turned into shillings.
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