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School: St Brigid's Convent, Mountrath (roll number 13343)

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Mountrath, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr. Aquinas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 141

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    out saying. “Run out, you beggar-man.” He became quite afraid of her. The servant went and told her husband that his wife wanted him. He went, and she told him to tell the fish she wanted to be Empress of the Sea and every fish that swam in it. The fish got angry and said “She has asked me one thing too much and she will get nothing at all”. When the man went home, he found his wife looking at the hole in the bucket! She said “Go and get that fish”. When the man went to call the fish, it answered his call no more.
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    AT0555: The Fisher and his Wife
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr C. Brown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois