School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)

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   coming out of it a small glass. He broke the glass he was so vexed he went home then without his pot of gold. The men round the place had put the pot there because he would be always talking about money to them, and try to fool him.

   

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   Mike and Pat were two twin brothers who lived in Connemara. They wanted to get into the police force in Ireland but they were too small. They had a cousin in America and he was smaller than either of them. He told them that if they went to Philadelphia they would get into the police there; so, they went. Pat went up to the Captain and the Captain , "Good morning Pat. What's this you are after

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   AT0922: The Shepherd Substituting for the Priest Answers the King's Questions

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Benignus O' Quigley

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Garraí Dubh, Co. Mhaigh Eo

   Informant

   Mr E. Mc Tigue

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dromainn na gCloch, Co. Mhaigh Eo