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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór

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Kells, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máthais Íde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0702, Page 201

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  2. A Disobedient Boy

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    Dan Malone was a very disobedient boy who lived with his parents in a little mud cabin at the foot of a mountain. One night his mother gave him porridge for his supper and he refused to take it. Getting up in a temper he walked out and sat down at the back of a fence near the house. Suddenly he saw a lot of boys kicking footballs in the field. The next thing he heard was a voice shouting "Who will kick the ball" and a score of voices replied, "Who but Dan Malone who would not eat
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nano Myles
    Age
    11