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School: Caisleán Míle (roll number 13655)

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Cashelaveela, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0194, Page 024

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0194, Page 024

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  3. XML “The Lost Purse”
  4. XML “The Old Cat”

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  1. The Lost Purse (continued)

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    near her nest. One of the boys said he would climb the tree to see what kind were the young ones, when he went up and looked in the nest he found the lost purse containing the hundred pounds. He took it down and took it to the owner and received a reward. It seems that when the purse was lost the bird flew down and picked it up for her nest and the priest's prayer fell on the bird.
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  2. The Old Cat

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    G. Ní Diarmada
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lissinagroagh, Co. Leitrim