School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

Location:
Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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  1. Funny Stories.
    1. One fine day two little frogs fell into a pail of cream. Frog number one was a brave little fellow, but frog number two was not. They swam round the pail a couple of times trying to climb up the side of the pail. "O" said frog number two "we shall be drowned", "Keep up your heart", said frog number one. "It is no good", said frog number two. "I am going to die", and so he did. he sank to the bottom of the pail, a few bubbles came up, but that was all. Frog number one kept swimming around and around so long that he turned the cream into butter. When
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
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