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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 530

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  1. Scéalta Crábhaidh

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    Long ago there lived a king in Egypt whose name was Herod, the Great. He wanted no one to be king but himself.
    He heard that the King of the world was born. The young King was Our Blessed Lord.
    Herod sent out soldiers to get the new-born King but they could not find him anywhere as they could not know him from any other child.
    Then the king made a law that every little boy under the age of two years should be killed. He thought by doing this that
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerrard Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo