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

Location:
An tOireamh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 04_037

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    There lived in my district two old people a man and a woman They had two sons. One day when they were going to mass the man said he would pray for one of the sons to be the greatest thief that was ever in the world. The woman said she would pray for the other son to be the holiest man that was ever in the world.
    The two boys grew up and one of them was the greatest thief in the world and the other was a holy man.
    The thief killed the holy man. When the thief was dying the ground opened and he was
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female