School: Mainistir Ó dTórna

Location:
Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 026

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 026

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    went home. The nobles legs were buried in a church-yard.
    The other noble was married [to] the lady and as the nobles were [at] the castle at the wedding and all seated at the table the door was burst open and the legs of the noble who was supposed to be dead came in. They stood on a chair [on] the table opposite the man who cut them off.
    When he saw the legs he knew what had happened and he died at that moment.
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