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School: Baldoyle Convent (roll number 11883)

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Baldoyle, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr Augustine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 170

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    Many years ago two fishermen from Baldoyle were fishing along the coast of Lambay. After some time they were very much surprized when they hauled in a their nets for there lay a mermaid. The mermaid began to shed tears and the men did not know what to do as it was their first acquaintances with a mermaid and there was an old saying that one would never reach land safely after allowing a
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