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School: Cliffoney (B.) (roll number 13882)

Location:
Cliffony, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Patrick Mc Hugh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 0557

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  1. A Story about a Magic Rock

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    A man and his wife once lived on a big farm. they had a servant boy who was an orphan. He used to herd a lot of cattle. Amongst the cattle was a small calf which used to lick a rock - a magic rock - every day.
    The calf was growing bigger every day.
    One day the boy said he would go up to the rock and look at it. As he was examining the rock, the calf turned it over with his head and underneath was a pot of gold.
    The boy ran away with the gold, leaving the cattle behind him.
    When night came he came to a big house. The house was a king's palace. He asked could he get lodgings for
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Cliffony, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cliffony, Co. Sligo