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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 241

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    There was a widow and her two sons name Jack and Joe and they were growing up. So one day she said to Jack that he would have to work so she made a cake for him. When he was going off the cat said [?] meout give me a bit of bread be gone our that. So She dipped her tail in a well of water and she changed it into blood and that was the sign of his
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly