School: Gleann Fleisge
- Location:
- Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 950
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An eggTis not or it was not or never will be, stretch out your hand and you plainly will see.
Your small finger will never be as big as the restThe cock that crew in America shook his tail in France he woke the boys in Ireland and made the Russians dance
The sunAs I went over to London I saw a great wonder two pots boiling and no fire under
Two pots of lime boilingWhat goes round the wood and never goes into it
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