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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (C.) (roll number 9686)

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Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 107

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    began to miss one or two. One night, he hid behind a bush watching. He saw a girl come in the gate, stop and pick up a turnip, and start to go out again. The steward jumped out on her and rushed her into the house, and about three o clock took her out and up to the iron gate leading into the field. He tied her to a gate and then poured a bucket of tar over her.
    In the morning as the priest was going to Mass, he saw her and cursed the steward. He said that all the family would be wandered in the district and each one would die a fearful death. It so happened as it was said.
    The people had to take great care of their crops during the famine, because the hungry people would be very
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