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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 237

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    Father and were now seeking to kill him. Fionn asked him to live with him and help him catch the salmon which meant a lot to him.
    After agreeing they both set to work. Each day they tidied the old hut feasted together and then sat by the bank for many an hour with patients waiting for the moment to come when they would haul in the huge fish.
    One day Fionn let a cry of delight for he had caught the salmon he longed to catch. They hauled it in. The youth promised he would not eat of the salmon if he were left in charge of it.
    After a while a large blister rose on the salmon and the youth was afraid the salmon
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ella Howard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rose Inn Street, Co. Kilkenny