School: Leithead

Location:
Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0464, Page 185

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  1. The Beggarman
    Long ago there lived a little man in Ireland who was very poor, and who used go around begging from the people. One day, he went to the palace where the king lived, and he asked for something to eat. When the king saw who was there, he put the dogs after him, and when he was going, he said to himself, that he would make the king sorry for what he had done. That old man had great power, he could
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Leary
    Gender
    Female