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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 256

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    the flames from him. The the flames went to the place where his two daughters were asleep and burned them completely.
    Here is a story which I heard about St. Patrick. Once upon a time there waere two men in a field and St. Patrick was passing by. they heard of the great miracles he was performing. One of them said to the other. Here is St. Patrick coming and one of the men said to the other lie down there and make yous' dead" The man did so and the man standing said to St. Patrick "I am glad ou came this way here is a man after dying". St. Patrick replied "as the word is said so let it be and the man did die so mocking is catchin. On another particular day St. Patrick was having by a house after a heave days work. It was near night and he called into the formers house the north side of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Gillen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardakip Beg, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Michael Gillen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardakip Beg, Co. Leitrim