School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

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Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Ó Seaghdha
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    week the fear bán went making his butter again and it failed him. He went again to the parish priest and asked him to come and say mass a second time. The priest came and said mass and all was no good. He went a third time to the priest but the priest said he had no more to do for him. The fear bán said to him that there was a woman in the parish who's name was Joan Grogan and she was great for restoring things that were carried. He asked the priest to know would he go for her. The priest told him to go for her. "What one devil took away another devil might bring it back" he said. The fear bán
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