School: Gaddyduff (B.) (roll number 16642)
- Location:
- Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. H. Kavanagh
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- Once upon a time there was a King and he had two sons. One day these two boys were out shooting birds on a snowy day. One of the boys shot a raven. When they went over to it, it was bleeding on the ground and they thought they never saw three nicer colours in their life. The black feathers of the raven and the white snow and the red blood of the raven. The youngest of these two boys said if(continues on next page)
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