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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 185

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    them. They thought it was a thunder bolt from heaven. Jack got down from the tree, and found a bag of gold and silver, that the robbers had left under the tree.
    He went home with the money to his poor old mother. The next day he went down for a quart measure to the gentle-man to measure his money. The gentle-man put a bit of pitch in the bottom of the measure. He sent back the measure and left a few half sovereigns stuck to the pitch. The gentleman went down to Jack and asked what he got for
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sleehaun (Sankey), Co. Longford
    Informant
    Tom Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sleehaun (Sankey), Co. Longford