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Of the frequent canings, the ones I remember most vividly are those I got when I
had been innocent of wrongdoing. She gave me extra wallops for not naming the
boy I was supposed to have been talking to. Needless to say, the real talker was
...
Of the frequent canings, the ones I remember most vividly are those I got when I
had been innocent of wrongdoing. She gave me extra wallops for not naming the
boy I was supposed to have been talking to. Needless to say, the real talker was
...
Page 115
She took me to the Capitol Theatre to see a talking picture, A Tale of Two Cities,
starring Ronald Colman. Nearly weak from excitement, I looked around in open-
mouthed wonder at the theatre's sumptuous fitments: gilt walls, ornate ceiling and
...
She took me to the Capitol Theatre to see a talking picture, A Tale of Two Cities,
starring Ronald Colman. Nearly weak from excitement, I looked around in open-
mouthed wonder at the theatre's sumptuous fitments: gilt walls, ornate ceiling and
...
Page 129
Picture me up before the Master for, say, talking in class. Can you see me saying,
"Sir, as you have the stick in your hand, do you know the store window that got
broken?" 'And he'd say, "Was that you?" '"Afraid so, and the apples stolen from ...
Picture me up before the Master for, say, talking in class. Can you see me saying,
"Sir, as you have the stick in your hand, do you know the store window that got
broken?" 'And he'd say, "Was that you?" '"Afraid so, and the apples stolen from ...
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Contents
Preface | 9 |
Earliest Recollections | 15 |
St Patricks Kilkenny | 22 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The stolen child |
| Author | Joe Dunne |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Marino Books, 2003 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 27, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1860231535, 9781860231537 |
| Length | 220 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / General Family & Relationships / Adoption & Fostering Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare Social Science / Children's Studies |
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