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School: Attymon (roll number 16121)

Location:
Attymon, Co. Galway
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045C, Page 01_012

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    money the blacksmith put it in his purse and he went home and went to bed. He left the purse under the pillow his wife said in the morning I felt something frightening me last night. The devil said if you let me go away i will never trouble you again the man let him go and he never saw him again. when the man died he was not let into heaven. the devil would not let him to hell because he would be tricking him. but he gave him a lantern and that is why he is called jack'O the Lantern. You can see yourself why
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie O' Brien
    Gender
    Female