School: Scoil na mBráthar, Portlaoighse

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Br. Frampton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 270

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    Answer A candle.
    Crookedy Crockety where do you steer what matter is it to you that is cropped every year. A river running through a meadow.
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  2. In came two legs and sat upon three legs and got one leg on his knee. In came four legs whipped up one leg. Two legs flung three legs after four legs and brought one leg back.
    Answer A man came in and sat on a stool and got a leg of mutton. The man got a leg of mutton on his knee a dog came and whipped a the
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