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School: Béal Átha na Muice (roll number 14862)

Location:
Swinford, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dominick Caron
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 334

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  1. Why there is Said to Be Poison in a Needle and None in a Cobbler's Awl (continued)

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  2. Why the Wasp Should Be Killed

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    At Our Lord's time all the animals and birds and insects were able to talk as well as a person. So when the Jews were searching for Him they met a cricket and a wasp on the road; and they asked them if they saw Our Lord passing. As it happened He was only just after passing and the wasp said "Indiú Indiú" meaning that he passed that day. The cricket anyway did not want Him to be caught and it said "Indé Indé" meaning that he passed yesterday and at the same time trying to put the Jews off the track. On that account
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