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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

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Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 104

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    So, Old Tom, could not agree with his wife, and he started off on his ramble's again. One day he came to a castle, and he went in. He found the queen crying, because the king had died the day before.
    The queen told him to sit down for a minute. She said to Tom, "I have no one to bring home the cows this evening, and I will give you the job." "You will find them in the hore park," she said. Old Tom brought home the cows, and milked them. Then the queen brought him into a small room, and showed him his bed. He slept soundly, and next day he got ready for the king's funeral.
    He brought a shovel, to fill in the grave, when the king would be buried. When the coffin was lowered
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Waters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath