School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)

Location:
Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Hanna Mannix
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 195

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 195

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  4. XML “Belief about Feet Water”

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  2. There was once a poor family and the mother being sick, the father had to remain up all night to attend to her. The children were young, and they all went to bed, and left the kitchen very untidy.
    At midnight, a knock came to the door. The father opened it, and three foxy women came in. They asked him for a drink of water. He said the children forgot to bring it in.
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