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  1. An Old Story Told About Killahan

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    There was once a man whose name was Peter Edwards who lived in Killahan. This man did not spend one penny of his money for a bad purpose. Every penny was spent to good advantage. He went to a fair one day and he met a man with ten donkeys. This man asked him if he would buy a donkey for one pound. He had heard by this time that there was to be a donkey fair in Killarney the following day. To that fair and he got a
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Killahan, Co. Kerry