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School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)

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Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mrs Ellen Mary O' Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 307

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  1. Funny Story - Adventures of Paddy Moloney

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    When I was a little boy of ten years I went to school regularly and I was a smart lad too. It was my job each evening after school to go to the mount of Crochane where my father had some cattle grazing along the glens of Thur. Well to make along story short I left this particular evening without any dinner as it was likely to rain and dinner was not ready; a hazy evening with a fog going, along the hillside I went anyhow and as I found all my heifers were alright. So I turned for home immediately
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. robbers (~423)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glanlarehan, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    George Fitzgerald
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanlarehan, Co. Kerry