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School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

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Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462, Page 297

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    have the money that he will whistle, and the other fellow would leave the wall and run. He went in and asked his money from the priest. The priest said that he would not give it until he will see the wall. “If you will not give me the the money. I will knock the House with a whistle”. The priest says to him “what power have you to knock the wall with a whistle?” He then blew a whistle and the other fellow left the wall fall. The lad said that he would blow again and that he would knock his own house, and so he gave him the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Guihan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Micheal Guihan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    37