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School: Knocktoosh, Ráthluirc (roll number 12786)

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Knocktoosh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghruagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0490, Page 077

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  1. St Ita

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    Long ago St Ita lived at Killeedy, and she used get milk in her dairy some distance away in Tournafulla.
    She had a donkey and she used take her donkey.
    One day she came for the milk as usual and she tied the donkey outside the dairy. While she was inside a band of boys gathered around they fired stones at the donkey and put dogs on him.
    The poor animal ran so hard that he
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Quirke
    Gender
    Female