School: Páirc Íseal (C.) (roll number 4794)

Location:
Lowpark, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Sorcha Ní Dhumhnaigh
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  1. Once upon a time there was a king and his two sons and they used to go for a walk every evening and they used to pass a house and they used to throw a piece of it every time they passed. One day the man of the house met a boy and he said he'd give all the riches he had if he'd kill the king and his two sons. So one night he went up a tree and he started pelting stones down on the king. and the king said to his son that if he wouldn't give over pelting stones he'd kill him. So the next night he started pelting stones down again on them and he killed one of his sons and when he had his son killed another one hit him on the head and he said
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