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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 142

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  1. Story - The Three-Backed Cow

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    Long ago there was a king who had one cow. She used to give about sixty gallons, each day. She would not let anybody milk her, except the king's youngest son. He milked the cow for many years, until he fell out with his father. Paddy went to live in a small house, in a wood. After a few years, the king got very poor.
    Every night Paddy would come and gather money at his fathers door. The king said to his worker we will have to gather in that cow and sell her. The man went out and as he was on his to the fair the cow
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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