School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)
- Location:
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Ss Ó Donnchadha
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What the Blind Man Knew
“Many years ago there lived in this locality, a man who had two sons.”
Many years ago there lived in this locality, a man who had two sons . One of the son's was to get the father's farm. The father wanted to get the other son married to a good girl and she to have a nice farm. There lived in the next parish a good looking girl who wanted a good husband. This girl hadn't anybody to do the(continues on next page)