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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 030

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    One time a ship went on fire at sea in the Pacific Ocean. The captain was pleading for help but could get none. There was over a hundred people on the ship. The brave captain stead steering the ship in all the fire and smoke. At midnight he heard the noise of something behind him.
    He looked up and saw a fairy. He did not mind her. At last an oil ship came. It poured water on the sea. After a while the sea got calm. Then bits of the ship began to fall off. When the fire broke out
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Waters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath