School: Druim na hAdhairce (roll number 14379)

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1. Our Patron Saint (continued)

   

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   People say that Nail was passing this place and he was thirsty and he wanted a drink. He had a stick with him and he hit the rock with the stick. At that moment a flow of water gushed out. The water formed a well. People say that people were cured at that well. Near Ardaghy there is a place called Lignual. Nail had a mill there. People say he ground his corn in it.

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2. Rhymes for Mummers

   

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   Here comes Jack Straw
   Such a man you never saw.
   Through a rock.
   Through a reel.
   Through an old spinning wheel.
   Through a bag of water.
   Through a sheet of paper.
   Through a horses shin bone.
   Here comes Tommy Funny.
   In my hand I carry the money.
   Money I want Money I crave.
   If you don’t give me money
   I’ll sweep you all away the grave.
   Here comes Beelzebub.
   In my hand I carry my club.
   My hands are made of iron

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