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School: Cluain Tuaiscirt (roll number 1405)

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Clontuskert, Co. Galway
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(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029C, Page 03_034

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    “When I was about five years of age myself and my sister were up in our play room and we were told to remain there until we would be called.”

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    15-11-1937
    When I was about five years of age myself and my sister were up in our play room and we were told to remain there until we would be called. When we were left in the room the door was closed on us and we started searching for something to occupy our time. We searched for a long time and at last we found a little rubber horse belonging to me which should be filled with air.
    We filled it alright but when we had it filled we found the horse had no tail and he was ugly looking without it. We were thinking and thinking of what we could get that would make a nice tail for him and at last we thought
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cláir Ní Mhaoláin
    Gender
    Female