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School: Mercy Convent, Trim

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Trim, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Sr. Berchmans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 025

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    In the olden days there lived a family a mile outside Trim. There were two little girls in this family, and one fine day they went out to look for blackberries. While they were picking the blackberries an old woman came from the wood nearby and took away one of the children. The other child ran home and told her parents. They searched for the little girl but all in vain - she could not be found. About a week afterwards a little crippled child came into the house and went under the kitchen table. The family were amazed
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Summerhill Road, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr B. Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Maudlin, Co. Meath