School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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    man who owned the cat and that he would drown him.
    He brought him down to the river, put him in a bag and threw him into it. Before the man was home the cat was sitting at the fire shaking himself as he was all wet. The man was going to sit at the fire and he kicked the cat. The cat said 'For pity sake leave me alone.'
    That night the man said to his daughter, 'I must buy you a pair
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Sweetman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Slattery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary