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School: Castleplunkett (roll number 15545)

Location:
Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0245, Page 075

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    met her he asked her why she had not minded the birds and she told him that they were in the barn which of course he did not believe but when he came home found to be true. The king heard of this and he thought it a very great deed. He came to ask her to marry him and she said she would. Then she asked him what part of her he liked best and he said her eyes. On that word she pulled out one of her eyes and threw it on the ground beside her and immediately a well sprung up. The well is still there and supplies a lot of water to people. There is also a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cristína Ní Ruaidhrí
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ardeevin, Co. Roscommon