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School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

Location:
Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 407

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  2. Saint Patrick

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    According to the story when St. Patrick was in Ireland he had a field of corn down and the spring was very dry. And he said he would get it watered. So he gathered a good many horses and ears to draw the water. Then he told his servants to make a lot bread for the dinner. As the servant was making the bread a poor woman and her child came to the door. She asked a piece of bread for the child and the girl said that she had no bread but she would put a fist of dough into the oven. So the girl put it in to bake. Then the poor
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