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School: Mainistir Mhuigheó (C.) (roll number 14206)

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Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Siobhán Ní Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 142

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    Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack, who, asked his father for his share. So his father gave him his share. The first thing he did was to buy as much bread as the money could buy. he packed it all into a barn but no bread was bought from him. After some time it all got rotton in a barn so now there he was without a penny or a bit of sound bread. he then set out to see if he could get something to eat, he had not gone far when he met a little boy just as hungry as himself. this little boy went with him they had not gone for when they came to a place where there were a
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0567: The Magic Bird‑Heart
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Monard, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Marie Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Monard, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo