School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

Location:
Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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  1. Long ago one day Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin were walking along the road. The day was very wild. They saw a cow boy sitting in a field. The Blessed Virgin told him to give her a thorn off a bush to tie her cloak. But he did not pretend to hear her. They went away and they came to a forge. They went in and saw a smith working hard making a pair of horse shoes. The Blessed Virgin told him her story. Then the smith got a piece of corn and made a nice
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Nancy Sullivan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardea, Co. Kerry