School: Caisleán Míle (roll number 13655)
- Location:
- Cashelaveela, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Loingsigh
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- (continued from previous page)near her nest. One of the boys said he would climb the tree to see what kind were the young ones, when he went up and looked in the nest he found the lost purse containing the hundred pounds. He took it down and took it to the owner and received a reward. It seems that when the purse was lost the bird flew down and picked it up for her nest and the priest's prayer fell on the bird.
- The old cat.
There lived a Mother and Father and three daughters in a house when the mother would get the dinner ready the children would ask the mother what(continues on next page) - Collector
- G. Ní Diarmada
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lissinagroagh, Co. Leitrim
