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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Cionn Átha Gad, Co. na hIarmhí
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. A Story - Lazy Jack and the Monument

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    Long ago there was a farmer who had as on. Jack was his name and he was very lazy. His father did not like him so his father sent him away for to look out for himself.
    Lazy Jack went to England in search of work. He got a job in a dairy. All the cows of the dairy were dry in about a month. In a house beside the dairy, Jack was paid. Jack was not long into the job till he left it.
    When he was
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
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    AT1643: The Broken Image
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cionn Átha Gad, Co. na hIarmhí
    Informant
    Thomas Waters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cionn Átha Gad, Co. na hIarmhí