School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)

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1. The Leipreachán (continued)

   

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   and dig under a certain tree. The man returned and the little man disappeared. The man began to dig until he found a box which he thought was a box of gold. When he opened it he found an awl, a hammer and a last. He used the tools well and became rich by shoemaking.

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2. The Mermaid

   

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   The Mermaid
   The mermaid lives in the sea. She has the head of a woman and body of a fish. In the summertime she comes out on the rocks. Long ago she was caught by a man who was fishing. He brought her out on the land. She did not live happily although she was treated kindly.
   Mary Croghan, Bookla, Ballymoe, Co Galway.

   

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3. Churning

   

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   Churning
   In almost every country house there is a churn. Some of them are of the old fashioned make while most of them are the new factory-made ones.
   The old fashioned churn is shaped much like a barrel only it is wide at the bottom a bit narrower in the centre and it widens again at the top. They are very stong as they were made from black oak by good carpenters many

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