School: St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny (roll number 10478)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Dominic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 149
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- (continued from previous page)her. Her cruel mother ordered her home and locked her in a dark room. Each day she gave her hard work to do and then locked her is the room again. Each day she became faint and weak to the delight of her mother and step-sister. She began to lose her good looks.
One night as she was about to fall asleep she heard a faint voice calling her. She rose and peered through a slit in the wall. To her delight she saw the old woman whom she had lived with. She answered her. Then she watched her lay her hands on the walls which were then slit open. The girl came forth and haste-ned to the woman with great joy. After reaching the house girl told the woman what(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ella Howard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rose Inn Street, Co. Kilkenny
