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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 064

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    An old Story
    Long ago there lived a very old lady who had a great far for good cats. So she ordered her work-man to go to a certain villiage and go to a house and ask the boss of the house if she would sell her best cat for fiteen pounds. So he set off with his basket for the cat laughing as he went. When he reached the villiage he went into the house and asked the if she would do as the lady desired. "To be sure I will" she said with a smile in her face. So he started for home with the cat. But alas the cat jumped out of the basket and ran off through the fields with the man after him but the man lost sight of the cat. Two men went shooting and so they shot the cat fiteen pound cat. The two men sat
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    James Irwin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath