School: Duleek (C.) (roll number 3114)
- Location:
- Duleek, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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- (continued from previous page)The nephew walked over + back through the place he loved for the last time. He knew he was alone in the world + at such an unseasonable time. He had not much money now that he had to pay his passage to the East + to keep himself in food while he remained here.
He thought the house badly kept + sent word to a chore woman to come + clean it.
It happened that at this time work was very scarce + times were bad. The nephew left the house to go in search of his dinner + when he came back instead of the chore woman he expected to find there was cleaning the house before him a beautiful lady.
he proposed to her at once(continues on next page)
