School: Kilmore (roll number 13010)
- Location:
- Kilmore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eilís, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 294
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- Tessie Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim
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- Tessie Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim
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“Once upon a time there was a man and his wife living together in their home and along with them...”
once upon a time there was a man and his wife living together in their home and along with them lived a crippled boy. He was a cripple in the corner. One day the man of the house was going to get a loy layed by a blacksmith. The cripple in the corner said "If the blacksmith throws down the loy and looks after it, it won't be done right". The man said he would watch. When the blacksmith had it layed he looked after it and the man said the loy was not layed right "How do you know" said the blacksmith "I have a cripple boy and he told me" "Well" said the blacksmith(continues on next page)
