School: Loughagar (roll number 5696)
- Location:
- Loughagar More, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Énrí Mac an Abba
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 225
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- Once upon a time there was a old woman who used to make nothing but oaten bread. One day a beggar man went in to get something to eat. She gave him a piece of oaten bread and butter. He licked the butter of the piece of bread and gave it back to her and said:- Here is your board and thanks Mam.
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- Mr Casey
- Gender
- Male
- There was once a man named Clarke. He was always wishing to see fairies. This day he went off and got drunk. When he was coming home he went astray across the field. There was fort in the field. He fell asleep on the fort and when he was asleep he heard sweet music. The next morning when he awoke there was a book and pipes beside(continues on next page)
