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School: Leggah, Moyne (roll number 14328)

Location:
Leggagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Francis Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 567

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    Long ago there lived at Moyne Cross-roads a Blacksmith who always used to shoe the Parish Priests horse. It happened that the priest got his horse clipped and his tail cut short, and the next time he went to get him shod the Blacksmith did not know him and said, "I see you got a new horse Father." Indeed I did Phil and paid a good price for him too. "He's a beauty God Bless him" but bad luck to the last man that shod him, he did not know much about shoeing horses.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornacullew, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Farrell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cornacullew, Co. Longford