School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

Location:
Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 343

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  2. 1. Round the wood and round the wood and never gets into the wood?
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    3. My grand-father standing in the garden with a hundred overcoats on him?
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