School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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- XML “St Patrick and the Snakes”
- XML “St Patrick and the Pigs”
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- Collector
- James Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Farnane, Co. Limerick
- It is said that it was St. Patrick that created the first pigs in Ireland.St. Patrick put some lard under a tub and told the maid not to touch it, that it was to be left there for so many weeks, but she stole some of the lard and put it under a tub of her own. When the time came for St. Patrick to remove the tub, a sow and bonhams ran out from under it. Then the maid ran to remove her tub, and rats and(continues on next page)