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School: Doirín Dáimh Dheirg / Dereendafderg (roll number 13469)

Location:
Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Seóighe
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  1. Franz the Lucky Boy (continued)

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    earning money for a living.
    Franz kept wondering what his mother would send him + when one day a big parcel arrived he was full of excitement. He found in it a blue velvet jacket trimmed with gold braid + fastend with glittering buttons which boys in town wore, + in one of the pockets he found a new knife.
    He liked his present very much but he did not see how the knife could bring him luck because he often had a knife + no good fortune came his way. His grandfather told him
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Síghle Ní hAodha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mayo