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School: Doirín Dáimh Dheirg / Dereendafderg (roll number 13469)

Location:
Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Seóighe
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  1. The Life Story of a Penny

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    Long long ago I remembered I lived under the surface with a few more like myself. It was a dull, dark damp place and the sun never shone on us. One day I was aroused from my nap by voices of men overhead and great hammering. Then I was hacked up with thousands of more like myself and whisked into a truck and brought to a big factory.
    There I was thrown into a furnace and I suffered awful agonies. Then I was hammered until I was shaped like a penny.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Dubhthaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mayo