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School: Ballymartle (roll number 7361)

Location:
Ballymartle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Patrick Kelleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 087

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    There was a man one day and he was working in a field and it was early in the moring and a young girl came along to him and asked him for a cup of tea, so he had a cup of tea with him for his dinner and he gave her half of his dinner, and when she got the tea she thanked him very much and went her way from that day the man was never in the want of bread.
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    Long ago there was Priest living in Waterford, he was very fond of the Waterford people, he left Waterford and went to some other Parish, he was always talking about the Waterford people, one day there was a man breaking stones by the road side, and a man came along to him and asked him who was living in the house up in the fields, the man said a Priest would he give me a cup
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curra, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Julia Reilly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curra, Co. Cork