School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 506
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“Once upon a time there was a farmer and he had a lot of cows. There was a woman living in a little house near him and she was very poor.”
(continued from previous page)it to her. One night when he was in bed he heard noise at the door. He did not get up to see what it was. The next morning when he went out to milk the cows he found that they had no milk and he got a great fright. He had no milk for his breakfast that morning and he had to go look for it himself. If anyone asked him for anything ever after he would always give it to them. The next day the woman came to him again for milk. The man asked her was she there the night before and did she send anybody there(continues on next page)
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- Pat Dwyer
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