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School: Loughanvally (roll number 8363)

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Loughanavally, Co. Westmeath
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Mrs. O'Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 359

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    Once there was a hare on Uisneach and he was bigger and stronger and redder than any hare that ever was seen. Every hunter tried to catch her but none succeeded. At last one day Finn Mac Cumhail was out hunting and he saw the hare. He put the dogs on her and they chased her. She was nearly caught but she jumped in through the window of the house. As she jumped one of the dogs bit her leg.
    When the hunter came up he went into the house to see would he get the hare. When he went in he saw
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