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School: Roxboro

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Roxborough, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Ruairc
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  1. Story of a Fairy Rabbit

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    Almost a century ago it happened that a man by the name of Thomas Larkin was working at Roscommon castle. When dinner hour came he went out in the field in the sun to eat his dinner.
    When he had it eaten he lay down to reat himself. As he was getting up he noticed a lovely black rabbit passed by, he did not take notice of the rabbit first until he stood and looked back at ?
    At that moment Thomas got up and brought a stone with him, when Tom got near enough he
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    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mattie Leydon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roxborough, Co. Ros Comáin