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School: Cill Bhríde (roll number 13476)

Location:
Kilbride, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 26a

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 26a

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  3. XML “Tithe na Seanaimsire”
  4. XML “Leipreachán”

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  1. Tithe na Seanaimsire (continued)

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  2. Leipreachán

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    The Leipreachán is about three feet in height. He wears a coat and a blue pants and a red cap. His trade is making shoes. He has money and gold and he keeps the money in a purse and the gold in a pot. Once upon a time there was a man in Ballyglass and he was out barting oats at the dusk of the evening. After a while he saw a little man running between the barts of oats. The man ran after him and he caught him and brought him into the house. He asked him how he used to make the
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