School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 08_021

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  1. Once upon a time a man from my place went to Westport to buy a cow. He bought a cow and she had plenty of milk. He housed the cow for the first week and the next week he left her out at night in good grass.
    One morning he went out to milk the cow and she had not half her milk and it went on like that for a week. At the week end he made up his mind to watch the cow for the night.
    Very early in the morning he saw a hare coming
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O' Grady
    Gender
    Female