School: Scattery Island
- Location:
- Scattery Island, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Nóra Ní Cholgáin
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- It was with pleasure that Miss O'Connor (now Mrs. McAuliffe) surveyed the sturdy new comer, Paddy Scanlon. After lunch she spent a pleasant half hour teaching him paper cutting, and when the lesson was over, she asked him to practice this pastime at home.
At 9.45 next morning a loud knock was rapped on the school door, and Miss O'Connor went herself to find out who was there. Outside stood an old bent withered man with a hat, that might have been presentable enough (th) at one time but which now looked like a showman's hat with its innumerable mitres(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nóra Ní Cholgáin
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