School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0405

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0405

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    dead in the middle.
    A man ploughing.
    It's white with a brown head, the more you pull it the shorter it gets.
    A cigarette.
    I have a room full and I cannot give you a spoonful.
    Smoke.
    What's full and holds more.
    A pot of potatoes when water is poured in.
    The man that made it never wore it, the man that wore it
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