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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 021

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Why is a snail stronger than a horse.
    12. Because it carries its house on its back.
    As round as a apple as flat as a pan the have of a woman the hole of a man.
    13. A penny
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  2. Famine Times

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    There was a great famine in the year 1846 and 47. It effected the people very much, and they used to die in very thick numbers. The potato crop failed and the people had nothing to eat. Many people went to foreign lands.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick L. Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois