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School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow

Location:
Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 300

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    A swarm in May is worth a ton of hay
    A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon
    A swarm in July is not worth a fly
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  3. Funny Story

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    In the village there lived a hunchback. This was a very cheerful fellow and he was always whistling and singing while running errands or working for the neighbour's. One night he happened to be passing a fort and he heard beautiful singing inside. He listened for a while entranced by the music. At last he could contain himself no longer and he burst into a song himself. On the moment the music inside the fort stopped, and the hunchback nothing daunted kept on singing. The faries all trooped
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