School: Doirín Dáimh Dheirg / Dereendafderg (roll number 13469)

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1. The River Tells its Story (continued)

   

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   man ploughing, and I gabble to the children as they are returning from school.
   I turn a mill-wheel down at Westport. It is heavy work and I am glad to get over it as it very hard work. I twist this way and that and I am joined by a little rivulet which rises at the back of Westport.
   My journey is nearly over and I feel a great surge of water coming in against me and a salty taste in my mouth.

   

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2. The Willow Pattern Plate

   

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   I remember studying the cups and saucers to see what the pictures on them meant. I remember seeing one particular picture of a lordly Mandarin's house in a lovely garden beside a river. In the

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eibhlín Ní Ging

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mayo