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School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)

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Killasona, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 515

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    friends said they would try to put him in good humour. One came to him and said "o king, i have come to tell you bad news. The people say you are doing nothing for your kingdom and that things are going wrong". "Unless you change your ways they will have another king". Then the king said "call my wise men, they may be able to help me". When the wise men cane the king said "he would tell them his story". He began, "I am always sad except when I am asleep and I am afraid I shall never be happy". "I had a dream at a hunt some time ago", it was "I rode to the head of a valley where a river flowed along the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susanna Reid
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Pat Reid
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 67
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford