School: Kingscourt (C.)
- Location:
- Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ní Cholgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1008, Page 064
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“There was a man going to the fair of Drogheda to sell a horse.”
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“There was once upon a time a man going home late at night.”
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