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School: Cnoc Rua

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Knockroe, Co. Roscommon
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Seán Mac Diarmada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 348

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    people of the place to it. The landlord made a speech and said to the man who lent him the money "did you lend me money. The man said "I did not". So the man did not get back the money and he was as poor as ever.
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  2. Funny Stories - The Three Wishes

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    One fine morning early in Winter a woodcutter who spent nearly all his time cutting trees went out from his hut into the forest. He carried his big axe with him and going near a fine oak tree and was going to cut it down when a voice said to him "Oh kind sir have pity on me." "I have made my home in this tree and if you cut it down I will have no where to go and must die in the cold. The woodcutter was so surprised that he dropped his axe and nearly cut off
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    AT0750A: The Wishes
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Carty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockroe, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Carty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockroe, Co. Roscommon