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School: Clochar na Trócaire, An tSráidbhaile (roll number 13020)

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Stradbally, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
An tSr. Ióseph
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    horse seemed best of all. One man who was riding close to him asked him if he knew what he was riding. The boy said "A horse" he said "you are riding the beam of an old plough but you must not mention it to the horse for if you do it will leave you where you are. They rode on for miles and miles together until they came to a big river where most of the horses fell but his horse rose like a bird in the air and jumped to the other bank. "Well" said he "suppose I never got home that is a great jump out of the beam of an old plough. And immediately he fell to the ground and the horse was turned into the beam of an old plough and it took him a week to get home. So the next time he went for a sleep he took good
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Stradbally, Co. Waterford
    Collector
    Maureen Corbett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stradbally, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Michael Morrissey
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male