School: Beárna Dhearg (B) (roll number 14633)

Location:
Barnaderg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Flaithrí Ó Súilleabháin
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    he saw all the lambs were hares: When the King saw all was right he said put them out again. He put them out to another field. When he came in the Kind said "go out now and bring in my bull". The giant had a great stick and anything that would happen him he would draw his stick. In he went and brought out the bull and when the King saw he was all right he told him to put him back again. He did so and he came in after a while. He was sent out to field that no one went in to. This 70 years and when he went out he saw a great thing came and he
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    Age
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