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School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

Location:
Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462, Page 281

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    he get anyone to drive the cow to the castle tomorrow. The old man said he could, that Jackie Shea will drive her, and that he is a real honest boy and wont hurt her going. Tell him to have her at the castle about ten oclock. The man said "he would". Nex morning Jackie started with the cow. It was hard to bring her but Jackie having no shoes on him was driving her the best way he could. About a half a mile from the castle the cow got very cross. He met a man on the road. The cow was going in a gap. He asked the man would he please stop the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lehid, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Jeremiah Sullivan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Lehid, Co. Kerry