School: Faithlegg (C.), Portláirge (roll number 11615)
- Location:
- Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Mary J. Brazil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0653, Page 80
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Lined with a skin as soft as silk
At length a golden ball appears
Bathed in a flood of crystal tears,
No entrance to, no gates unfold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
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Q A little white barrel with two kinds of food in it?
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As red as blood and blood it isn't,
As black as ink and ink it isn't.
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- Collector
- Berna Everett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
