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School: Killanure, Mountrath (roll number 8095)

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Cill an Iúir, Co. Laoise
Teacher:
C. Ní Dhubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 047

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    at all. The fire.
    What always walks with its head down? A nail in your boot.
    What carries its heart in its head? A head of Cabbage.
    Four little things standing in a row. The longer they live the shorter they grow? Four Candles.
    What is smaller than a midge? The bit he eats.
    What is it that God never made nor man never saw. A hill without a hallow;
    (Séamus O Faoláin. Bacca, Móin Rátha) Pupil. 13 years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Faoláin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Bocach, Co. Laoise