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School: Gleann Fleisge

Location:
Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 954

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    As I went up a slippery gap I met my uncle Davie. I cut off his head and left his body easy
    A bottle of stout
    In a field there is a house and in the house there is a press and in the press there is a shelf and on the shelf there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup which every man must taste
    Death
    Jack shivery shirt his hand and face all filled with dirt. He is working hard both day and night and never earned a shilling
    A block
    Four sticks standing four lily landers two crooks and a whipper slashing
    A bow
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